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Disruption

//dɪsˈɹʌpʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something. countable, uncountable

    "The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast."

  2. 2
    an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity wordnet
  3. 3
    A continuing act of disorder. countable, uncountable

    "There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left."

  4. 4
    the act of causing disorder wordnet
  5. 5
    A breaking or bursting apart; a breach. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity wordnet
  2. 7
    a disorderly outburst or tumult wordnet

Etymology

From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

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