disrupt
verb/dɪsˈrʌpt/
Frequency rank: #6,896 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to interrupt or cause disorder in something that is ongoing
Example sentence
The sudden storm will disrupt train services across the entire region.
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