1. (

• break ,
• interruption ,
• disruption ,
• gap

) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" ;

2. (

• disturbance ,
• disruption ,
• commotion ,
• flutter ,
• hurly_burly ,
• to-do ,
• hoo-ha ,
• hoo-hah ,
• kerfuffle

) a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" ;

3. (

• dislocation ,
• disruption

) an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity ;

4. (

• disruption ,
• perturbation

) the act of causing disorder ;