Meaning & use
disruptive
Causing disturbance or interruption to a normal process, system, or order.
See it in a sentence
The teacher moved the disruptive student to a seat near the front of the class.
Streaming services were a disruptive force that transformed the entertainment industry.
A note on using this word
In business, disruptive often has a positive spin, describing an innovation that reshapes an entire industry.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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