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disrupt
What does disrupt mean?
disrupt (verb): to throw into confusion or disorder.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use disrupt in a sentence?
- This event disrupted the orderly process. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce disrupt?
/dɪsˈɹʌpt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disrupt come from?
Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to disrupt
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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refer for judgment or consideration
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to collect normally separate things
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to throw into confusion or disorder
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make a logical or causal connection
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