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disruption

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disruption in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
    break  interruption  disruption  gap 
  2. a disorderly outburst or tumult
    "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
    disturbance  disruption  commotion  flutter  hurly burly  to-do  hoo-ha  hoo-hah  kerfuffle 
  3. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
    dislocation  disruption 
  4. the act of causing disorder
    disruption  perturbation 
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