Disrupt
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Negative Impacts
Use 'disrupt' to express negative effects on activities, showing that they were harmed or stopped. A sudden power outage disrupted our online exam.
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Unexpected Interruption
'Disrupt' often implies that the interruption was not planned or anticipated. The fire alarm disrupted our theater rehearsal.
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Opposite of Smooth
When something disrupts a process, it no longer goes smoothly or as expected. Frequent software crashes disrupted my workflow.