disruptive
disruptive
Definition
dis·rup·tive (--rup′tiv)
adjective
- causing disruption
- produced by disruption
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.
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