Choose the word most similar in meaning to the capitalized one:DISRUPTION:
Correct answer: C. Trouble
- A. Comfort
- B. Luxury
- C. Trouble
- D. Freedom
- E. Calm
Explanation
Disruption means "any/ disturbance or problem that interrupts an event, activity or a process." Basically, all the other words don't have anything to do with the word we talked about.
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