different between chasm vs disruption

English

Etymology

From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek ????? (khásma, “abyss, cleft”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæz(?)m/

Noun

chasm (plural chasms)

1. (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
2. (by extension) A large difference of opinion.

Alternative forms

• chasma (obsolete)

Derived terms

• chasmal
• chasmatical (unattested; appears only in dictionaries)
• chasmy

Related terms

• chasma (“long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a body in the solar system”)

Translations

References

• chasm (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• rift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• HMACs, cha'ms, chams

English

Etymology

From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s???p??n/, /d?z???p??n/, /d?z???p??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d?s???p??n/
• Rhymes: -?p??n

Noun

disruption (countable and uncountable, plural disruptions)

1. An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

   The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.

2. A continuing act of disorder.

   There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.

3. A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

Related terms

• disrupt
• disruptive

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Disruption of 1843 (in the Church of Scotland)

French

Pronunciation

Noun

disruption f (plural disruptions)

1. break; fracture