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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

disruption

/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

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What does disruption mean?

noun

  1. An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
  2. A continuing act of disorder.
  3. A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

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/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

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In this day the task of the people is to save that Nation and its institutions from disruption from without.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
To see people arrayed in strange uniforms, foretells the disruption of friendly relations with some other Power by your own government.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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By that time the C/N will equal that of other soil humus and no disruption will occur to the soil's process.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
The two classes, since they have antagonistic interests, are forced into a class war which generates within the capitalist regime internal forces of disruption.
Bertrand RussellProposed Roads to FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #690
Character is dynamic, and a fundamental disharmony, even if not noticeable early in life, may progress to the point of disruption of the personality.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575