disruption

plural disruptions

1. countableuncountableAn interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

   The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.

   2 more examples

   In the May 12 memo, Meta said it had previously allowed open discussion of abortion at work but later recognized that it had led to “significant disruptions in the workplace given unique legal complexities and the number of people affected by the issue.”

   2022 June 24, Mike Isaac and Ryan Mac, “Meta clamps down on internal discussion of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.”, in The New York Times

   Much more disruption, we are told, lies ahead.

   2024 June 16, Jill Lepore, “The Disruption Machine”, in The New Yorker

2. countableuncountableA continuing act of disorder.

   There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.

3. countableuncountableA breaking or bursting apart; a breach.