disruption

Plural: disruptions

Noun

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
• a disorderly outburst or tumult
• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
• the act of causing disorder
• An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
• A continuing act of disorder.
• A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

Examples

• The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.
• There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.

Synonyms

break, commotion, dislocation, disturbance, flutter, gap, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, interruption, kerfuffle, perturbation, to-do

Related Words

disrupt, disruptive