disruptive

adjective
UK: /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/
US: /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/

  1. Causing trouble and stopping something from continuing as it should.

    1. His constant talking was very disruptive.
    2. The disruptive protests delayed the start of the conference by several hours, causing chaos.

  2. Changing something a lot and stopping it from continuing in the normal way.

    1. New tech can be very disruptive.
    2. The internet had a disruptive influence on how people communicated and accessed information globally.

Synonyms

disturbing innovative tumultuous radical troublesome

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "disruptive" in English means: Causing trouble and stopping something from continuing as it should., Changing something a lot and stopping it from continuing in the normal way..

The phonetic transcription of "disruptive" is /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ in British English and /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "disruptive": disturbing, innovative, tumultuous, radical, troublesome.

Example usage of "disruptive": "His constant talking was very disruptive.". More examples on the page.