Past tense of disrupt
regular verb
The past tense of disrupt is disrupted. The past participle is also disrupted.
Forms of disrupt
| Base form (V1) | disrupt /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | disrupted |
| Past participle (V3) | disrupted |
| Present participle | disrupting |
| Third person singular | disrupts |
Disrupted in a sentence
- Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.
- Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.
- If more drivers knew how to zipper, the accident would not have disrupted traffic so much.From the entry zipper
- The school is specially for any child whose schooling was disrupted by illness.From the entry specially
- The president's untimely statement disrupted some very sensitive negotiations.From the entry sensitive
Meaning of disrupt
- verb To throw into confusion or disorder.
- verb To interrupt or impede.
- verb To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
Questions about the past tense of disrupt
- What is the past tense of disrupt?
- The past tense of disrupt is disrupted.
- What is the past participle of disrupt?
- The past participle of disrupt is disrupted.
- Is disrupt a regular or irregular verb?
- Disrupt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disrupt (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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