# disruption

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ · frequency rank #11,022

## Definitions
1. An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
2. A continuing act of disorder.
3. A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

## Etymology
From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **disruptive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disruption-vs-disruptive)
- **disrupting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disrupting-vs-disruption)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddisruption`, `dirsuption`, `disrpution`, `disrruption`, `disrupiton`, `disrupption`, `disrupsion`, `disruptino`, `disruptionn`, `disruptoin`, `disrupttion`, `disrutpion`, `dissruption`, `disurption`, `dsiruption`, `idsruption`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disruption