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disruption
[
dis-
ruhp
-sh
uh
n
]
Example Sentences
Origin
dis·rup·tion
/
dɪsˈrʌp
ʃən
/
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[
dis-
ruhp
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
forcible separation or division into parts.
2.
a
disrupted
condition:
The state was in disruption.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
Latin
disruptiōn-
(stem of
disruptiō
), equivalent to
disrupt-
(
see
disrupt
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
pre·dis·rup·tion,
noun
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The overarching challenge is to make that transition at minimum cost and without economic
disruption
.
Volcanic ash does not mix well with jet engines, hence the
disruption
.
The latter, in particular, fears
disruption
to business as usual and the spoils system.
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The overarching challenge is to make that transition at minimum cost and without economic
disruption
.
Volcanic ash does not mix well with jet engines, hence the
disruption
.
The latter, in particular, fears
disruption
to business as usual and the spoils system.
Habitat
disruption
and non-native species flow reduce ecological uniqueness.
Another part of the pattern is human-caused
disruption
of wild landscape.
However, this can be caused by the imposition of tariffs by newly independent countries, civil
disruption
or war.
It's a reminder that
disruption
can come from any direction, at any time.
Yet drought is rarely the sole cause of
disruption
to food supplies.
For a real
disruption
in the textbook market, students may have to be forced to change.
Another business he believes to be ripe for
disruption
is health care.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
disrupt
(dɪsˈrʌpt)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to throw into turmoil or disorder
2.
(
tr
) to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc)
3.
to break or split (something) apart
[C17: from Latin
disruptus
burst asunder, from
dīrumpere
to dash to pieces, from
dis-
1
+
rumpere
to burst]
dis'rupter
—
n
dis'ruptor
—
n
dis'ruption
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
disruption
1640s, from L. disruptionem, from stem of disrumpere "break apart, split," from dis- "apart" (see
dis-
) + rumpere "to break" (see
rupture
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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