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Home/Rootonym/Forcible separation or division into parts; a throwing into disorder or discontinuity (noun)
Forcible separation or division into parts; a throwing into disorder or discontinuity (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 10 letters · last seen October 16, 2026
Answer
DISRUPTION
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The Root
RUPTmeans “break, burst”
In a sentence: There was a DISRUPTION in a company's scheduled meeting when the fire alarm rang.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Forcible separation or division into parts; a throwing into disorder or discontinuity (noun)” has the answer DISRUPTION (10 letters), built on the root RUPT, which means “break, burst”. See the full October 16, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.
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