Disrupt/dɪsˈrʌpt/ Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Negative Impacts Use 'disrupt' to express negative effects on activities, showing that they were harmed or stopped. A sudden power outage disrupted our online exam. Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Interruption 'Disrupt' often implies that the interruption was not planned or anticipated. The fire alarm disrupted our theater rehearsal. Pro Tip 3/3Opposite of Smooth When something disrupts a process, it no longer goes smoothly or as expected. Frequent software crashes disrupted my workflow.