SAT vocabulary
Diruption
A violent, sudden tearing, bursting, or shattering into pieces.
Example
"The thermal diruption of the steam manifold triggered a rapid evacuation of the industrial plant."
Etymology
From Latin diruptio ('a breaking asunder'), from dirumpere ('to break apart, shatter').
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