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[ verb ] make a break in

Examples

"We interrupt the program for the following messages"

Used in print

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

When necessary , we should make it clear that countries which choose to derive marginal advantages from the cold_war or to exploit their potential for disrupting the security of the world will not_only lose our sympathy but also risk their own prospects for orderly development .

2
[ verb ] throw into disorder

Examples

"This event disrupted the orderly process"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

This stain often disrupts the normal cell activity or_else colors only the outside .

(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)

In a mobile society , congregational health depends_on a constant process of recruitment ; this recruitment , however , must follow the pattern of economic integration or it will disrupt the congregation ; therefore , the recruitment or missionary outreach of the congregation will be co-optation rather_than proclamation - like elements will have_to be assimilated .

Related terms

disruption

3
[ verb ] interfere in someone else's activity

Synonyms

interrupt

Examples

"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"

Related terms

chime_in cut_short cut_in gap

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