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disruption (n.)

"a rending asunder, a bursting apart, forcible separation into parts," early 15c., originally medical, "laceration of tissue," general sense from 1640s, from Medieval Latin disruptionem (nominative disruptio) "a breaking asunder," noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin disrumpere "break apart, split, shatter, break to pieces," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + rumpere "to break," from PIE root *runp- "to break" (see corrupt (adj.)).

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Definitions of disruption from WordNet

disruption (n.)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;
Synonyms: break / interruption / gap
disruption (n.)
a disorderly outburst or tumult;
Synonyms: disturbance / commotion / flutter / hurly burly / to-do / hoo-ha / hoo-hah / kerfuffle
disruption (n.)
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity;
Synonyms: dislocation
disruption (n.)
the act of causing disorder;
Synonyms: perturbation
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