disrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause disorder or turmoil in.
have disrupted
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present perfectof disrupt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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New U.S. sanctions have disrupted Tehran’s finances, sending its currency tumbling and forcing cuts to fuel subsidies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Its recent attacks on vessels in the eastern Black Sea have disrupted Russia's grain shipments, too.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harvesting their grapes unusually early, the hot weather offers pros as well as cons.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The brown dwarf may have disrupted the missing planet's orbit and sent it plunging into TOI-5882.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Either piece of news—rising ratings standards or falling house prices—should have disrupted the subprime bond market and caused the price of insuring the bonds to rise.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
