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Definition: Disruptive |
DisruptiveAdjective1. Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | Applied to that kind of force exerted by an explosive that tends toshatter the rock into fragments. (references) |
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Synonyms: DisruptiveSynonyms: riotous (adj), troubled (adj), tumultuous (adj), turbulent (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Disruptive |
| English words defined with "disruptive": disruptively ♦ uncomfortable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "disruptive": 50% disruptive discharge voltage ♦ ATTENDANT, ARCADE ♦ combat power, conventional impulse withstand voltage ♦ discharge failure, disruptive breakdown, disruptive discharge, disruptive electric field strength, disruptive pattern, disruptive voltage ♦ electric breakdown ♦ fiber-seeking backhoe, Floodproofing ♦ MANAGER, BOWLING ALLEY, MENTAL-RETARDATION AIDE ♦ nonself-restoring insulation ♦ resident care aide ♦ self-restoring insulation, SURVEILLANCE-SYSTEM MONITOR ♦ TEACHER, EMOTIONALLY IMPAIRED. (references) |
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 | Specialized antenna array used to monitor the ATS-1 satellite. The ATS-1 was a forerunner of the GOES satellites. This antenna monitored solar proton warnings issued from sensors aboard the satellite which warned of potentially disruptive magnetic storm activity. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | Anchored off New York City, circa 17-20 December 1918, while still painted in World War I disruptive camouflage. Ship in the distance, beyond Vestal's stern, is USS Iowa (BB-4) U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Operating at sea in October 1918, during the laying of the North Sea mine barrage. The ship is painted in a disruptive camouflage scheme. Credit: NAVY. |  | Off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa September 1918, shortly after she was commissioned. Note her disruptive camouflage scheme and small hull numbers painted in rather fancy script below her bridge. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Running speed trials off the California coast in September 1918, while painted in disruptive camouflage. Credit: NAVY. |  | U.S. Navy minelayers proceeding to sea in two columns, in Area Number 2 of the North Sea, September 1918. Ships in the column at left are (from front to rear): Roanoke, Housatonic, Quinnebaug and Baltimore. Ships in column at right are (from front to rear): Canonicus (out of picture, to right), Canandaigua, Aroostook and Saranac. Note disruptive "dazzle" camouflage worn by these ships. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Photographed upon completion, circa July 1918. Location is probably the Cramp Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is painted with a disruptive camouflage pattern. Credit: NAVY. | ||
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Health | Manic episodes themselves are very disruptive. (references) | |
They experience peer rejection and engage in a broad array of disruptive behaviors. (references) | ||
This is particularly true for the older population in whom these conditions may be more frequent and disruptive. (references) | ||
Economic History | Tanzania | Tanzania's industrial sector also suffered from a disruptive power supply. (references) |
Georgia | However, this activity has not had a disruptive effect on economic activity. (references) | |
Panama | A relatively new entity set up to protect consumers, prevent monopolistic practices, and defend against unfair trade (CLICAC) has not been disruptive of free market decision-making. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cameroon | Trials normally were public, except in cases with political overtones judged disruptive of social peace. (references) |
Nigeria | The Government did not use lethal force to repress nonviolent, purely political activities; however, lethal force was used when protests or demonstrations were perceived as becoming violent or disruptive, or in the apprehension and detention of suspected criminals. (references) | |
India | In comparison, 1,413 suspected militants were arrested, and 1,080 militants surrendered in 1999. The Government was unable to provide complete statistics for the number of persons held under special security laws in the northeastern states, but acknowledged that 43 persons were in detention under the National Security Act as of 1998. Although the Government allowed the Terrorist and Disruptive Practices (Prevention) Act (TADA) to lapse in 1995, one human right organization credibly reported that more than 1,000 persons remained in detention awaiting prosecution under the law. (references) | |
Political Economy | Bangladesh | The new government's first two years saw relatively few hartals or other disruptive agitation programs. (references) |
GUATEMALA | Many employers routinely seek to circumvent labor code provisions in order to resist union activities, which they view as disruptive and as a challenge to their full control of the workplace. (references) | |
West Bank | The business environment is also negatively affected by the plethora of laws that still apply in WB/G. The religious laws that govern personal status issues such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance are not in themselves necessarily economically disruptive. (references) | |
Worker Rights | South Africa | Strikes were shorter and less disruptive than in previous years. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Disruptive" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Disruptive" is used about 393 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 393 | 14,149 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "disruptive": 50% disruptive discharge voltage ♦ disruptive action ♦ disruptive breakdown ♦ disruptive discharge ♦ disruptive electric field strength ♦ disruptive factor ♦ disruptive forces ♦ disruptive pattern ♦ disruptive voltage. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "disruptive": non-disruptive. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "disruptive"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | përçarës (divisive, factious, schismatic, schismatical, splitting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разрушителен (ruinous, subversive), разкъсващ, пробивен, подривен (demolition, factious, saping, subversive, undermining). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 裂 (Bursting, Chap, Chapped, Chapping, chaps, Cracked, fracture, rupture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rušivý (disturbing, troublesome), rozvratný (divisive, subversive), rozkladný (destructive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | disruptiv selektion (disruptive selection), forstyrrende kapitalbevaegelser (disruptive capital movements), afbrydergnist (disruptive spark), camouflagemønster (disruptive pattern), elektrisk gennemslag (breakdown, disruption, disruptive discharge, electric breakdown), elektrisk gennemslagsfeltstyrke (disruptive electric field strength), ødelæggende svingninger (disruptive fluctuations), forkastningsfold (break thrust, broken fold, disrupted fold, disruptive fault, faulted deposit, faulted overfold, flexure fault), overslagsspaending (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), gennemslag (bleed through, bleeding, break though, breakdown, breaking, discharge failure, disruption, disruptive breakdown, disruptive discharge, electric breakdown, migration, puncture), gennemslagsfeltstyrke (dielectric strength, disruptive strength), gennemslagsspænding (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive electric field strength, disruptive voltage), interferens der medfører forbindelsessvigt (disruptive interference), overgang (disruptive breakdown, junction, stop, transition, union), overslag (breaking, disruptive discharge, estimate), elektrisk overslag (breakdown, disruption, disruptive discharge, electric breakdown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | doorslagveldsterkte (disruptive electric field strength), doorslagvastheid (dielectric strength, disruptive strength), doorslagspanning (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), doorslag (bleed through, bleeding, breakdown, chimney, discharge failure, disruption, disruptive breakdown, disruptive discharge, drop-hole, electric breakdown, incline, incline shaft, mandrel, overshoot, punch, puncher, puncture, turning pin), wegspringende vonk (disruptive spark), verstorende kapitaalbewegingen (disruptive capital movements), overslagspanning (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), overslag (discharge failure, disruptive discharge, electric breakdown, puncture), onderbrekende interferentie (disruptive interference), minimale werkspanning (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), Het storende element (The Disruptive Element), elektrische doorslag (disruptive discharge, electric breakdown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ylilyönti (disruptive discharge), vaurioittavan läpilyönnin kenttävoimakkuus (disruptive electric field strength), vaurioittava läpilyönti (disruptive breakdown), purkauskipinä (disruptive spark), murtunut poimu (break thrust, broken fold, disrupted fold, disruptive fault, flexure fault), läpilyövä interferenssi (disruptive interference), läpilyöntijännite (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), läpilyönti (breakdown, breakout, burn-through, disruption, disruptive discharge, electric breakdown, puncture), eristyksen pettäminen (breakdown, disruptive discharge, electric breakdown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | perturbateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zerreißende. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποδιοργανωτικόσ, διασπαστικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | משבש. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bomlasztó (corruptive, perversive, subversive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | scarica distruttiva (disruptive discharge), crollo (breakdown, cave in, collapse, crash, dash, downfall, drop, fall, ruin, shock, slump, smash, smasher, tumbling down), innesco (trigger), interferenza distruttiva (disruptive interference), movimenti di capitali perturbatori (disruptive capital movements), piega faglia (break thrust, broken fold, disrupted fold, disruptive fault, flexure fault), rigidit dielettrica (dielectric strength, disruptive electric field strength, disruptive strength), adescamento (bait, enticement, lure, solicitation, soliciting), scarica disruttiva (breakdown, disruption, disruptive discharge), tensione disruttiva (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), scarica elettrica (disruptive discharge, electric breakdown), scintilla disruttiva (disruptive spark), tensione della carica disruttiva (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), tensione di disinnesco (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), tensione d'innesco (breakdown tension, breakdown voltage, dielectric breakdown voltage, disruption voltage, disruptive voltage), tensione disruptiva (disruptive voltage), scarica disruptiva (breakdown, disruptive breakdown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | isruptiveday disruptivo, rompimento (rupture, severance, smash), rompente. (various references) distrugãtor (blighter, destroyer, destructive, destructor, devastating, exterminator, killing, scathing, wrecker), brizant (breaker, high explosive, shattering). (various references) разрушительный (destructive, internecine, ruinous, shattering, subversive, wrecking), подрывной (blasting, subversive), подрывающий. (various references) koji remeti. (various references) disruptivo, destructivo (destructive, wrecking), de trastorno, rompedor (breaker). (various references) upplösande (dissolving, undoing), splittrande, söndrande. (various references) yıkıcı (baneful, destructive, devastating, ruinous, shattering, sledgehammer, subversive), parçalayıcı (shredder), bozucu (corruptive, detractive, shattering, spoiling). (various references) розрядний, підривний (subversive). (various references) đập vỗ, đập gãy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "disruptive": disruptively, disruptiveness, disruptivenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "disruptive": nondisruptive. (additional references) | |
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"Disruptive" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: desriptive, disrupti, disrupture. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "disruptive" (pronounced di'sru"ptiv) |
| 7 | -s r u" p t i v | disparages. |
| 6 | -r u" p t i v | eruptive. |
| 5 | -u" p t i v | corruptive. |
| 4 | -p t i v | adaptive, adoptive, captive, contraceptive, deceptive, descriptive, perceptive, preemptive, presumptive, receptive, redemptive, unreceptive. |
| 3 | -t i v | abortive, accommodative, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, active, addictive, additive, adjective, administrative, affective, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, attractive, authoritative, automotive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, collective, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, conductive, congestive, connective, consecutive, conservative, constructive, consultative, contemplative, cooperative, corrective, counterproductive, creative, cumulative, curative, decorative, defective, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, destructive, detective, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, directive, disincentive, dispositive, dissipative, distinctive, distributive, duplicative, effective, elective, elucidative, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hyperactive, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inactive, inattentive, incentive, indicative, ineffective, infective, infinitive, informative, initiative, injunctive, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, interpretive, introspective, intuitive, invective, inventive, investigative, irrespective, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, nonproductive, normative, nutritive, objective, obstructive, octave, operative, overactive, palliative, participative, pejorative, perspective, photoconductive, plaintive, positive, predictive, prerogative, preservative, preventative, preventive, primitive, proactive, probative, productive, prognosticative, prohibitive, projective, prospective, protective, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, radioactive, reactive, reconstructive, recuperative, redistributive, reflective, refractive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, reproductive, respective, restive, restorative, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, secretive, sedative, seductive, selective, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, subjective, substantive, suggestive, superconductive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, unattractive, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unproductive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vindictive, vituperative. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-i-p-r-s-t-u-v" | |
-2 letters: disputer, priviest, purities, riptides, spirited, stupider, tiderips. | |
-3 letters: dirties, dispute, disrupt, ditsier, diverts, dustier, pitiers, privets, privies, revisit, revuist, riptide, spirted, spurted, striped, strived, studier, stuiver, tiderip, tidiers, tipsier, updives, updries, uveitis, virtues, visited, visiter. | |
-4 letters: direst, divers, divert, divest, driest, drives, drupes, dupers, duster, duties, duvets, erupts, esprit, euripi, irides, irised, perdus. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-i-p-r-s-t-u-v" | |
+2 letters: disruptively. | |
+3 letters: nondisruptive. | |
+4 letters: disruptiveness, productivities. | |
+5 letters: postdivestiture. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 72 75 70 74 69 76 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... .-. ..- .--. - .. ...- . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01110010 01110101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s r u p t i v e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0072 0075 0070 0074 0069 0076 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758584878286758871 |
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