Etymology

disrupt

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Today it means: To throw into confusion or disorder. Full definition →

Latin disruptus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdisruptus
  2. English todaydisrupt

Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”).

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