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What is the root word of disrupt?

The root word of "disrupt" is rupt.

"Rupt" comes from the Latin word "rumpere", meaning "to break" or "to burst."

The prefix "dis-" means "apart" or "away."

Therefore, "disrupt" literally means "to break apart" or "to burst apart".

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