Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Synonyms

Question:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Disrupt

Options:

Breach

Injure 

Arrange

Organise

Correct Answer:

Breach

Explanation:

The most appropriate synonym of the given word Disrupt is Breach.

  • Disrupt means to interrupt or disturb the normal course of something.
  • Breach means to break or violate something, especially an agreement or a law.

The two words are similar in that they both suggest the idea of interfering with something. However, the word disrupt has a more general meaning, while the word breach has a more specific meaning that is focused on breaking or violating something, especially an agreement or a law.

In the sentence "The protest disrupted traffic," the speaker is not just saying that the protest interrupted traffic, but that the protest also violated the law by blocking the road. Therefore, the word "breach" is the most appropriate synonym for the word "disrupt" in this context.

The other words on the list are not as appropriate synonyms for disrupt. The word injure means to cause harm to someone or something. The word arrange means to put things in order or to make plans. The word organize means to arrange or order things in a systematic way. These words do not convey the same sense of interfering with something as the word disrupt.