"disruptions" in the noun sense
1. break, interruption, disruption, gap
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
"it was presented without commercial breaks"
"there was a gap in his account"
2. disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
a disorderly outburst or tumult
"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
3. dislocation, disruption
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
4. disruption, perturbation
the act of causing disorder
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