disruptive

dis·rup·tive

 (dĭs-rŭp′tĭv)

adj.

1. Relating to, causing, or produced by disruption.

2. Radically reconfiguring a particular field of business, as by implementing new technologies or a more competitive business model: potential high returns from investing in disruptive companies.

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dis·rup′tive·ly adv.

dis·rup′tive·ness n.

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disruptive

(dɪsˈrʌptɪv)

adj

involving, causing, or tending to cause disruption

disˈruptively adv

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dis•rup•tive

(dɪsˈrʌp tɪv)

adj.

causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption.

[1835–45]

dis•rup′tive•ly, adv.

dis•rup′tive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

disruptive - 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"

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disruptive

adjective disturbing, upsetting, disorderly, unsettling, troublesome, unruly, obstreperous, troublemaking violent, disruptive behaviour
cooperative, obedient, compliant, well-behaved, docile, biddable

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disruptive

adjective

Troubling to the mind or emotions:

disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, intrusive, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome.

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Translations

مُخَرِّب، مُخِل بالنِّظام، هَدّام

rušivý

ødelæggende

disruptivstörendzerstörerisch

disruptivo

häiritsevä

dérangeantdisruptifperturbantperturbateur

bomlasztó

truflandi; óróa-

dirompente

rušivý

engelleyiciyıkıcı

制造混乱的捣乱的破坏性的

disruptive

[dɪsˈrʌptɪv] ADJ → perjudicial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disruptive

[dɪsˈrʌptɪv] adj [person, behaviour] → perturbateur/trice; [influence] → perturbateur/trice; [effect] → perturbateur/trice

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disruptive

adj behaviour, influence → störend; effect → zerstörerisch; disruptive pupils → Schüler, die den Schulbetrieb stören; to be a disruptive influence → einen störenden Einfluss ausüben; to be disruptive to somebody/something → sich störend auf jdn/etw auswirken; disruptive action (Ind) → Störaktionen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

disruptive

[dɪsˈrʌptɪv] adj (pupil) → indisciplinato/a; (influence) → negativo/a, deleterio/a; (strike action) → paralizzante

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disrupt

(disˈrapt) verb

to break up or put into a state of disorder. Rioters disrupted the meeting; Traffic was disrupted by floods. ontwrig, versteur يُمَزِّق، يُفْسِد، يُعَطِّل разрушавам interromper narušit; přerušit unterbrechen afbryde; få til at bryde sammen διαταράσσω, αναστατώνωinterrumpir, trastornar, alterar segi paiskama مختل کردن؛ به هم زدن häiritä perturber לְשָׁבֵּש बाधित razbiti, unijeti razdor szétszakít, szétzülleszt mengacau leysa upp; trufla, rjúfa disgregare 分裂させる 혼란 시키다 sutrikdyti, nutraukti, sužlugdyti pārraut; sagraut ganggu verstorenavbryte, bryte sammen, gå i oppløsningprzerywać, zakłócać پرېكول، ماتول، جلا كول، چول، ما تېدل، چاودل، په شدت سره خارجېدل interromper a perturba срывать; прерывать prerušiť prekiniti poremetiti avbryta, störa ทำลาย sekte vurmak, engellemek 使瓦解，使混亂 порушувати خلل انداز کرنا làm rối loạn 使瓦解，使混乱

disˈruption (-ʃən) noun

ontwrigting, verdeeldheid تَمْزيق، تَعْطيل разрушение interrupção (pře)rušení die Unterbrechung sammenbrud διαταραχήinterrupción, alteración, trastorno katkestus, häire اختلال؛ از هم گسستگی häiriö perturbationשיבוש बाधा raskol, razdor megszakítás; (szét)törés; széthullás kekacauan upplausn; truflun interruzione, disgregazione 分裂 혼란 sutrikdymas, sužlugdymas pārraušana; sagraušana gangguan verstoringsammenbrudd, oppbruddprzerwanie, rozdarcie پرېكول interrupção perturbare срыв; разрушение prerušenie prekinitev prekid avbrott, upplösning การขัดขวาง sekte vurma, engel olma 中斷，擾亂 розрив; зруйнування خلل اندازی sự phá vỡ 瓦解

disˈruptive (-tiv) adjective

causing disorder. a disruptive child. ontwrigtend, versteurend مُخَرِّب، مُخِل بالنِّظام، هَدّام разрушителен destrutivo rušivý zerstörerisch ødelæggende; nedbrydende αποδιοργανωτικός, που επιφέρει αναστάτωση perturbador segav مختل کننده häiritsevä perturbateur מְשָׁבֵּש बाधक, विघटनकारी koji unosi razdor, stvara anarhiju bomlasztó (erők) sumber kekacauan truflandi; óróa- dirompente 破壊な 파괴적인 griaunantis, viską verčiantis graujošs; huligānisks menimbulkan gangguan ontwrichtend, ordeverstorend nedbrytendekłopotliwy جلا كول destrutivo neastâmpărat разрушительный; неуёмный rušivý, rozvratný nemiren koji remeti störande, stökig ที่แตกแยก yıkıcı, engelleyici 引起混亂的，調皮搗蛋的 негідний اختلال انگیز gây đổ vỡ 捣乱的，制造混乱的，破坏性的

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