Disruption

n.

1.

The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state.

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

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