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disruptive

[ dis-ruhp-tiv ]

adjective

  1. causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting:

    the disruptive effect of their rioting.

  2. Business.
    1. relating to or noting a new product, service, or idea that radically changes an industry or business strategy, especially by creating a new market and disrupting an existing one:

      disruptive innovations such as the cell phone and the two-year community college.

    2. relating to or noting a business executive or company that introduces or is receptive to such innovation:

      disruptive CEOs with imagination and vision.



disruptive

/ dɪsˈrʌptɪv /

adjective

  1. involving, causing, or tending to cause disruption
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • disˈruptively, adverb
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Other Words From

  • dis·ruptive·ly adverb
  • dis·ruptive·ness noun
  • nondis·ruptive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disruptive1

First recorded in 1835–45; disrupt + -ive
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Example Sentences

“If they make certain statements that could have a very deleterious effect or be very disruptive in the class, then the district may have some ability to engage in discipline,” Eliasberg said.

Jo’s 10-year-old son Jacob was suspended from his primary school several times, before recently getting permanently excluded for persistent disruptive behaviour.

From BBC

But the crowds proved so disruptive that the gallery eventually took the banana out of the booth after a performance artist, David Datuna, ripped it off the wall and ate it.

While these symptoms do not constitute a disorder diagnosed as psychosis, they can still be disruptive, distressing or detrimental to functional capacity.

"In some areas, the damage may be minimal, but in others, it could be disruptive. We're working to fill those gaps."

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