disrupt

verb

(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.

(transitive) To interrupt or impede.

(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.

adjective

(obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

Roots

rumpo-rupt · Latin · break

Synonyms for disrupt

interruptv disturbv disorganizev unsettlev discomposev sabotagen thwartv destroyv spoilv ruinn

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Where does disrupt come from?

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