disrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause disorder or turmoil in.
have been disrupting
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present perfect progressiveof disrupt.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Tech startups have been disrupting traditional media for years; now they are making inroads into other areas too: education, finance, space travel.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
Spanish truck drivers have been disrupting delivery of fresh produce and other goods for supermarkets for more than a week, while farmers paraded their tractors through Madrid on Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
“Over the past 20 years, coronaviruses have been disrupting and impacting human lives and economies,” she said.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 24, 2020
While Mr. Macron has hewed more to the political middle, both have been disrupting forces in their capitals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2018
As in the rest of Eastern Europe, the sweeping political changes of 1989 have been disrupting normal channels of supply and compounding the government's economic problems.
From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
