disrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause disorder or turmoil in.
are disrupting
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present progressiveof disrupt.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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However, warming conditions are disrupting those food sources, leaving whales increasingly at risk.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Retail investors have limited opportunities to get in on trendy private companies that are disrupting the U.S. economy, hence the initial mania.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Iranian missile and drone barrages are disrupting commercial aviation in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
They are disrupting lessons, they're getting thrown out of lessons, and they're not going to where they should be going to.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Musk is the driving force behind two companies worth multiples of the rest of the industries they are disrupting.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
