: the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc.
disruption of sleep
disruptions in service
a process that has continued without disruption
Throughout the history of medicine, health has been seen as a condition of equilibrium and illness as the disruption of a balanced state. David Mechanic
By 1925 most countries had recovered from the economic disruptions caused by the Great War of 1914-18. John A. Garraty