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Possible definitions for diruption

abruption
abruption
n : an instance of breaking off suddenly [syn: {breaking off}]


dilution
dilution
n 1: a diluted solution
2: weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of
water or a thinner [ant: {concentration}]


direction
direction
n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other
direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: {way}]
2: the spatial relation between something and the course along
which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and
velocity of the wind"
3: a general course along which something has a tendency to
develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his
thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his
career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision
or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counsel}, {counseling},
{counselling}]
5: the act of managing something; "he was given overall
management of the program"; "is the direction of the
economy a function of government?" [syn: {management}]
6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave
directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: {instruction}]
7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was
installed under the direction of the king" [syn: {steering},
{guidance}]
8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: {commission},
{charge}]
9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the
focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had
no direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focusing}, {focussing},
{centering}]


directional
directional
adj 1: relating to or indicating directions in space; "a
directional microphone" [ant: {omnidirectional}]
2: relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal; "he tried
to explain the directional trends of modern science"
3: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction
on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the
directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn:
{directing}, {directive}, {guiding}]


disruption
disruption
n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {break}, {interruption},
{gap}]
2: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha},
{hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
3: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
[syn: {dislocation}]
4: the act of causing ...

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