Added 9 October 2026
disruption
/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ noun
Latin root: disruptionem Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disruption at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity.
it was presented without commercial breaks
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A disorderly outburst or tumult.
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
- An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity.
Origin
From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)