disrupt
/dɪsˈrʌpt/
verb
- To interrupt or cause something to stop functioning normally.
- A power outage disrupted the entire office for hours.
- Loud construction noise disrupted the class.
- The protest disrupted traffic in the city center.
- To change an industry or market in a major way, usually by introducing a new product or method.
- The startup aims to disrupt the taxi business with its app.
- New technology often disrupts old ways of doing things.
- Streaming services disrupted the traditional television industry.