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   disruptive

   /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. causing or tending to cause disruption: "disruptive pupils" 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-centreunusualunfamiliarunprecedentedavant-gardeexperimentalgroundbreakingpioneeringtrailblazingrevolutionaryradicaladvancednewfangledmodernmodernisticultra-modernstate-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 definition: 1. causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual: 2. changing the…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DISRUPTIVE is disrupting or tending to disrupt some process, activity, condition, etc. : causing or tending to cause disruption. How to use disruptive in a sentence.

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

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   causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual: disruptive influence His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class. business specialized. changing the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective way: disruptive technologies. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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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. 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"?

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › disruptiveDisruptive - definition of disruptive by The Free Dictionary

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   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. dis·rup′tive·ly adv. dis·rup′tive·ness n.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondisruptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   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.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › disruptivedisruptive | meaning of disruptive in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    disruptive meaning, definition, what is disruptive: causing problems and preventing somethin...: Learn more.

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    Disruptive definition: causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting. See examples of DISRUPTIVE used in a sentence.