disrupt |disˈrəpt|
verb [ trans. ]
interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem : a rail strike that could disrupt both passenger and freight service.
• drastically alter or destroy the structure of (something) : alcohol can disrupt the chromosomes of an unfertilized egg.

disrupt
verb
1 the strike disrupted public transit throw into confusion, throw into disorder, throw into disarray, cause confusion/turmoil in, play havoc with; disturb, interfere with, upset, unsettle; obstruct, impede, hold up, delay, interrupt, suspend; informal throw a (monkey) wrench into the works of.
2 the explosion disrupted the walls of the crater distort, damage, buckle, warp; shatter; literary sunder.