Literary notes about Disrupt (AI summary)
The word "disrupt" is used in literature to convey a sudden break in order or harmony, whether in personal plans, social bonds, or systemic operations. In some passages, it illustrates the interruption of carefully laid-out schemes or the derailing of military strategies [1, 2], while in others it emphasizes the shattering of intimate networks or established institutions [3, 4, 5]. Authors extend its usage to technical contexts as well, describing how delicate processes—be they digital systems or natural flows—can be completely thrown off balance [6, 7, 8]. This layered application of "disrupt" underscores the fragile boundary between stability and chaos, a theme resonant across both personal narratives and broader societal commentaries [9, 10].
- Also, it annoyed him: it might disrupt his plans.
— from The Mystery Boys and the Inca Gold by Van Powell - By the end of the month, the Allied forces were landing on New Georgia and the Japanese lost the battle to disrupt the offensive.
— from Up The Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons by Charles D. Melson - Alfred's father dispensed with Beckley's services that he might disrupt the intimacy between the two.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - STRATEGIC INTENT " We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats before they emerge.
— from National Strategy for Combating TerrorismFebruary 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President - On the other hand, Federalists pointed out the danger of State sovereignty, which would surely in the end disrupt the general government.
— from Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established by John R. (John Roy) Musick - Intensely focussed energy beams of low power can totally disrupt an unshielded computer as far away as three miles.
— from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau - Illustrations have been moved so as to not disrupt the flow of the text.
— from Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Édouard Cuyer - Low doses disrupt higher integrative functions of memory, problem solving, attention, and comprehension.
— from Health Service Support in a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Environment Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures by United States. Department of the Army - Under the glaring neon lights, one cannot long remain apart from the harshness of the city; neon lights invade one's senses and disrupt one's dreams.
— from Through These Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson - It matters little what was said, or how it ended, since it did not disrupt and disband the Holland Pilgrims.
— from Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
