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disrupt

dis·rupt

UK/dɪsˈɹʌpt/ US/dɪzˈɹʌpt/ fairly common

verb

1.

make a break in

  • “We interrupt the program for the following messages”
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2.

throw into disorder

  • “This event disrupted the orderly process”
3.

interfere in someone else''s activity

  • “Please don”
  • “m on the phone”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”).

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