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Definition of
disruptive adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
disruptive
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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dɪsˈrʌptɪv
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causing problems, noise, etc. so that something cannot continue normally
She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class.
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disruptive
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