dis·rupt [dis-ruhpt]
verb (used with object)
1. to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news
disrupted their conference.
2. to destroy, usually temporarily, the normal
continuance or unity of; interrupt: Telephone service was disrupted for
hours.
3. to break apart: to
disrupt a connection.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin disruptus (variant of dīruptus,
past participle of dīrumpere; dī- di-2 + rumpere to
break), equivalent to dis- dis-1
+ rup- break + -tus past participle suffix
— vb
1. ( tr ) to
throw into turmoil or disorder
2. ( tr ) to
interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc)
3. to break
or split (something) apart
[C17: from Latin disruptus burst asunder, from dīrumpere to dash to pieces, from dis- 1 + rumpere
to burst]
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