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disruptive

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dis·rup·tive  (ds-rptv)
adj.
Relating to, causing, or produced by disruption.
dis·ruptive·ly adv.
dis·ruptive·ness n.
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Adj.1.disruptivedisruptive - characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
tumultuous, turbulent, riotous, troubled
unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
disruptive
adjective disturbing, upsetting, disorderly, unsettling, troublesome, unruly, obstreperous, troublemaking << OPPOSITE well-behaved
Translations
disruptive [dɪsˈrʌptɪv] adj [influence] → disruptivo; [strike action] → perjudicial
disruptive [dɪsˈrʌptɪv] adj → perturbateur/trice
disruptive [dɪsˈrʌptɪv] disrupt adj → störend;
(action) → Stör-
disruptive [dɪsˈrʌptɪv] adj [influence] → negativo/a, deleterio/a; [strike action] → paralizzante


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