Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disrupt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disrupt \Dis*rupt"\, a. [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of
disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to
break, burst. See {Rupture}.]
Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disrupt \Dis*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrupted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disrupting}.]
To break asunder; to rend. --Thomson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disrupt
v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following
messages" [syn: {interrupt}, {break up}, {cut off}]
2: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly
process"
3: interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't
interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: {interrupt}]
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