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disruption

noun
/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/UK/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from disruptionem

Definitions

  1. An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

    • The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.
    • Much more disruption, we are told, lies ahead.

  2. A continuing act of disorder.

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

  3. A breaking or bursting apart

    A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

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Derived

chronodisruption, disruptionism, disruptionist, infodisruption, photodisruption, predisruption, weapon of mass disruption

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disruption. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA