Disrupts

/dɪsˈrʌpts/ verb

To break apart, interrupt, or cause confusion in something that was working smoothly.

From Latin 'disrumpere' (to break apart), from 'dis-' (apart) plus 'rumpere' (to break). The word entered English in the 1600s with growing use in technical and organizational contexts.

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