disruption
dis·rup·tion
noun
1.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- “it was presented without commercial breaks”
- “there was a gap in his account”
2.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
- “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
3.
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
4.
Origin
From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.
Phrases
- weapon of mass disruption
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