disrupts

Verb

disrupt (third-person singular simple present disrupts, present participle disrupting, simple past and past participle disrupted)

1. (transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
   • Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.

   Synonyms:

   dislocate

2. (transitive) To interrupt or impede.
   • Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.
3. (transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
   • The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.

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