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   dis·rup·tive

   /disˈrəptiv/

   adjective

   • 1. causing or tending to cause disruption: "the hours of work are disruptive to home life" Similar troublemakingtroublesomeunrulyrowdydisorderlyundisciplinedattention-seekingriotouswildturbulentunmanageableuncontrollableout of control/handunrestrainedobstreperoustruculentfractiousdivisivebadly behavedmisbehavingerrantuncooperativerebelliousdisturbingdistractingunsettlingupsettingnoisyraucousformal:refractoryOpposite well behavedmanageable
   • ▪ (of a company or form of technology) causing radical change in an existing industry or market through being innovative: "breaking a disruptive technology into the market is never easy" Similar innovativeinventiveingeniousoriginalinnovatoryinnovationalnewnovelfreshunconventionalunorthodoxoff-centerunusualunfamiliarunprecedentedavant-gardeexperimentalgroundbreakingpioneeringtrailblazingrevolutionaryradicaladvancednewfangledmodernmodernisticultramodernstate-of-the-artfuturisticrare:new-fashionedneotericOpposite unimaginativeconservative

   Derivatives

   • 1. disruptively adverb
   • 2. disruptiveness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISRUPTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Disruptive means causing trouble or changing the traditional way that an industry operates. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of disruptive with Cambridge Dictionary.

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     DISRUPTIVE meaning: 1. causing trouble and therefore...

   • Disruptive in Traditional Chinese

     DISRUPTIVE translate: 搗亂的，引起混亂的, 改變行業傳統運作方式的，顛覆性的. Learn...

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   Learn the meaning of disruptive as an adjective that describes something that causes or tends to cause disruption. See examples of disruptive in sentences, word history, related articles, and medical definition.

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   relating to or noting a new product, service, or idea that radically changes an industry or business strategy, especially by creating a new market and disrupting an existing one: disruptive innovations such as the cell phone and the two-year community college.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISRUPTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Disruptive means causing trouble or changing the traditional way that an industry operates. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from various sources.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISRUPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. To be disruptive means to prevent something from continuing or operating in a normal way. There are many ways children's disruptive behaviour can be managed. The process of implementing these changes can be very disruptive to a small company. Synonyms: disturbing, upsetting, disorderly, unsettling More Synonyms of disruptive.

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   Anything disruptive is loud, chaotic, and disorderly. Disruptive things disturb people and upset the applecart. Have you ever heard a teacher tell a loud student "Stop being disruptive"?

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › disruptivedisruptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Disruptive means causing problems, noise, etc. so that something cannot continue normally. It also means new and original, in a way that causes major changes to how something is done. See how to use disruptive in sentences and collocations.