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Definition of disruptive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disruptive

adjective
 
/dɪsˈrʌptɪv/
 
/dɪsˈrʌptɪv/
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  1. causing problems, noise, etc. so that something cannot continue normally
    • She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class.
    Extra Examples
    • We have been having building work done on the house which has been very disruptive.
    • The company has managed to avoid the disruptive effects of industrial action.
    • a highly disruptive group of students
    • children with highly disruptive behaviour
    • He warned that her presence was potentially disruptive.
    • Library staff are trained to deal with disruptive children.
    • She was a disruptive influence on the rest of the class.
    • potentially disruptive elements in society
    • Working such long hours can be extremely disruptive to home life.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • prove
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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  2. new and original, in a way that causes major changes to how something is done
    • Printing in 3D is a disruptive technology which may transform manufacturing.
    • Innovative and disruptive companies are changing the service economy.
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