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disruptive Definition

dis·rup·tive (--ruptiv)

adjective

  1. causing disruption
  2. produced by disruption

disruptive Related Forms
dis·rup·tively adverb
disruptive Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • school: Another how her child went from very disruptive at school to being 'a different child' .

Modifies a noun

  • behavior: How would you define disruptive behavior in 50 words or less?
  • pupil: We are not keen to get disruptive pupils into our schools.
  • behavior: These emotions may be reflected in disruptive behaviors at school.
  • manner: The latter may involve behaving in a disruptive manner, which removes them from the task.
  • influence: The disruptive influence of these changes is now under investigation.
  • technology: The public sector is also using disruptive technologies to replace human labor.

Modifying Another Word

  • persistently: Making sure heads can exclude pupils who are violent or persistently disruptive.
  • potentially: They all have products which are potentially disruptive, through price, functionality or both.
  • socially: Just as Ripley Holden's ' progress ' involved socially disruptive folly.
  • seriously: In exceptional circumstances, where there is seriously disruptive or violent behavior, we may give less notice.
  • highly: The tariffs have however been highly disruptive in terms of their overall effect on world trade.
  • extremely: Such methods would be extremely disruptive to the surrounding area.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: The minority of families where such tests may prove disruptive are not " marriages made in heaven " .
  • become: They can have difficulties in learning or become disruptive in the classroom.

Preposition: in

  • classroom: Others may become aggressive, disruptive in the classroom or get into trouble with the police.
  • class: Case Study Simon, 15, was excluded from school after being disruptive in class, verbally and physically abusive to peers and staff.
  • term: The tariffs have however been highly disruptive in terms of their overall effect on world trade.

Preposition: of

  • life: A PSO is far less intrusive and disruptive of family life than an EPO.

Preposition: for

  • child: These regular lengthy hospital stays and subsequent weeks of recovery were very disruptive for the child and their family.