I. -ptiv, -tēv also -təv adjective
Etymology: disrupt (II) + -ive
: causing or tending to cause disruption
disruptive movements trying to go faster than the main body of the party wishes to go — Harry Walston
pragmatically, religion is necessary to the average individual to overcome the shattering disruptive anticipation of death, of disaster, and of destiny — B.K.Malinowski
• dis·rup·tive·ly -tə̇vlē, -li adverb
• dis·rup·tive·ness -tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv- noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: high explosive