1.
disruption, disturbance, throwing into disorder
The act of disturbing order, stability, or composure. Used for disrupting enemy formations, market stability, public order, or someone's mental state.
敵の陣形を撹乱した。
We disrupted the enemy's formation.
デマで世論を撹乱しようとする勢力がある。
There are forces trying to throw public opinion into confusion with false rumors.
相手チームは撹乱作戦に出て、こちらのペースを乱してきた。
The opposing team adopted disruption tactics and threw off our pace.
USAGE:
The kanji 撹 (also written 攪) means to stir up or agitate, and 乱 means disorder. Together they mean to throw into disorder by agitation. Used in military, political, and strategic contexts, as well as in science (撹乱 of ecosystems). The suru verb form 撹乱する takes a direct object with を.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 撹乱作戦: disruption tactics
- 撹乱工作: sabotage operations
- 秩序を撹乱する: to disrupt order
- 生態系の撹乱: ecological disturbance