Disrupting

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of disrupt form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That disrupts; disruptive.

    "'Even if I make so monstrous an admission as that our molecules could be dispersed by some disrupting power, why should they reassemble in exactly the same order as before?'"

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interruptagitateatomizebafflebalkball up

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"Events such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and pest outbreaks associated with climate change (for example, bark beetles in the West) are already disrupting ecosystems."

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