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disrupted
1. adj. Subject to disruption.
disrupt
1. v. To throw into confusion or disorder.
Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.
2. v. To interrupt or impede.
Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.
3. v. To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.
4. adj. (obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

Example Sentences

The line has been closed and services are expected to be disrupted for a couple of days.  One dancer's lone trajectory is disrupted by a sudden hesitation, or by a second dancer who tangles with their movement and forces it off course.

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