disruptive
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disruptive
- /dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/ UK
- /dɪzˈɹʌptɪv/ UK
- /dɪzˈɹʊptɪv/ UK
- /dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/ US
Where it comes from
From disrupt + -ive. In the business sense popularized by Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower, see 1995 citation.
adjective more disruptive · most disruptive
- Causing disruption or unrest. Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school.
- Causing major change, as in a market. disruptive technologies
Opposite: non-disruptive, nondisruptive
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: troubled, unquiet, turbulent, tumultuous, riotous, disturbance, disorderly, problematic, upsetting, injurious, detrimental, harmful, damaging, deleterious, troublesome, embarrassing
adjective
Opposite: non-disruptive, nondisruptive
Translations
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adj causing disrupt or unrest
| Español | perturbante, disruptivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산만한 sanmanhan |
| 中文 | 分裂性的, 扰动的 |
| Português | diruptivo, disruptivo |
| Français | perturbant, dérangeant |
| Deutsch | störend |
| Italiano | frantumante, disgregante |
| Ελληνικά | διαταρακτικός diataraktikós |
| Русский | разруши́тельный razrušítelʹnyj, опустоши́тельный opustošítelʹnyj, подрывно́й podryvnój |
adj causing major change
| Deutsch | disruptiv |
|---|
Talk about this word "disruptive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disruptive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disruptive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disruptive "disruptive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disruptive.Cite this
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title = {disruptive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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