From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdisruptdis‧rupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] DISTURBto prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems Traffic was disrupted by a hoax bomb. Climate change could disrupt the agricultural economy.→ See Verb table
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disrupt• Parental reactions are turbulent, and the usual pathways for the development of close parent-infant bonds are disrupted.• It does not belong to the basic harmony, which it tends to disrupt.• Moving schools frequently can disrupt a child's education.• Nature resumes its activities, the patterns of behaviour you disrupted by your arrival.• Hecklers repeatedly disrupted Duke's news conference, calling him a liar and a fascist.• The Prince is rather easier to keep tabs on, but there is always the unforeseen to disrupt even the best-laid plans.• The aim of the strike was to disrupt rail services as much as possible.• The protest disrupted the Democratic convention Saturday, nearly forcing its cancellation.• We hope the move to Kansas won't disrupt the kids' schooling too much.• Birds, nesting in the ivy, squeaked as she disrupted them.• If you find a prescribed medication is disrupting your sleep, the effects may be temporary.From Longman Business Dictionarydisruptdis‧rupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/ verb [transitive] to prevent a situation, event, system etc from working in the normal wayTraders are worried that war would disrupt ocean shipping.The union have threatened to disrupt services if their members are not happy with the pay award. —disruption noun [countable, uncountable]Oil markets appear to be expecting severe disruptions of supplies.→ See Verb tableOrigin disrupt (1400-1500) Latin disruptus, from rumpere “to break” 