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DISRUPT
interrupt, disrupt
(verb) interfere in someone else’s activity; “Please don’t interrupt me while I’m on the phone”
disrupt
(verb) throw into disorder; “This event disrupted the orderly process”
interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(verb) make a break in; “We interrupt the program for the following messages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disrupt (third-person singular simple present disrupts, present participle disrupting, simple past and past participle disrupted)
(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
(transitive) To interrupt or impede.
(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
Adjective
disrupt (comparative more disrupt, superlative most disrupt)
(obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*rupt", a. Etym: [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See Rupture.]
Definition: Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
Dis*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrupting.]
Definition: To break asunder; to rend. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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