Disruption
Pronunciation : Dis*rup"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. disruptio, diruptio.]
Definition : Defn: The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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