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disrupt

dis·rupt [ diss rúpt ] (past and past participle dis·rupt·ed, present participle dis·rupt·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·rupts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. interrupt: to interrupt the usual course of a process or activity

2. destroy order: to destroy the order or orderly progression of something

[15th century. < Latin disrupt-, past participle of disrumpere "break apart" < rumpere "break"]

dis·rupt·er noun
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