disrupt a system

  • 1disrupt — dis‧rupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] verb [transitive] to prevent a situation, event, system etc from working in the normal way: • Traders are worried that war would disrupt ocean shipping. • The union have threatened to disrupt services if their members are not… …

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  • 2system — noun 1 set of ideas/rules for organizing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ current, existing ▪ We re looking to replace the existing system. ▪ modern, new ▪ old fashioned …

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  • 3disrupt — verb ADVERB ▪ badly (esp. BrE), seriously, severely, significantly ▪ The bad weather has seriously disrupted supplies of food. ▪ completely, totally …

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  • 4disrupt — verb (T) to prevent a situation, event, system etc from continuing in its usual way by causing problems: We hope the move to Kansas won t disrupt the kids schooling too much …

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  • 5disrupt — [[t]dɪsrʌ̱pt[/t]] disrupts, disrupting, disrupted VERB If someone or something disrupts an event, system, or process, they cause difficulties that prevent it from continuing or operating in a normal way. [V n] Anti war protesters disrupted the… …

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  • 6Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point — This page documents an English Wikipedia behavioral guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to… …

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  • 7nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… …

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  • 8Motion picture rating system — Parental Guidance redirects here. For the Singaporean TV series, see Parental Guidance (TV series). For the Judas Priest song, see Parental Guidance (song). A motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability …

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  • 9Formation and evolution of the Solar System — Artist s conception of a protoplanetary disk The formation and evolution of the Solar System is estimated to have begun 4.568 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud …

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  • 10Nintendo Entertainment System — NES redirects here. For other uses, see NES (disambiguation). Family Computer redirects here. For the 1977 VideoBrain product, see VideoBrain Family Computer. Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) …

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