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disruptive

dis·rup·tive

UK/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/ US/dɪzˈɹʌptɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”

Origin

From disrupt + -ive. In the business sense popularized by Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower, see 1995 citation.

Phrases

  • disruptive selection

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