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   dis·rupt

   /disˈrəpt/

   verb

   • 1. interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem: "a rail strike that could disrupt both passenger and freight service" Similar throw into confusionthrow into disorderthrow into disarraycause confusion/turmoil inplay havoc withderangeturn upside-downmake a mess ofdisturbdisorderdisorganizedisarrangeinterfere withupsetunsettleconvulseinterruptsuspenddiscontinueobstructimpedehamperhold updelayretardslow (down)informal:throw a spanner in the works ofthrow a monkey wrench in the works of
   • ▪ drastically alter or destroy the structure of: "if an explosion of volcanic steam had formed the crater, the blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock" Similar distortdamagebucklewarpbreak open/apartshattersplitsevercleavesplit asunderliterary:rendarchaic:sunderriveOpposite organizearrange
   • ▪ (of a company or form of technology) cause radical change in (an industry or market) by means of innovation: "our 3D printing technology is disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin disrupt- ‘broken apart’, from the verb disrumpere.

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