Disruptive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːplᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɹˈʌptɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɹˈʌptɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːplᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive
riotous times
these troubled areas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turbulent tumultuous troubled riotous

Parts of Speech

adjective

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

“effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive”

Word Forms

disrupt	verb	throw into disorder
riot	noun	a public act of violence by an unruly mob
tumult	noun	a state of commotion and noise and confusion
tumultuousness	noun	a state of commotion and noise and confusion
turbulence	noun	a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

störend

gekennzeichnet durch Unruhe, Unordnung oder Ungehorsam

🇫🇷French

perturbateur

caractérisé par des troubles, un désordre ou une insubordination

🇪🇸Spanish

disruptivo

caracterizado por malestar, desorden o insubordinación

🇮🇹Italian

dirompente

caratterizzato da disordini, disordini o insubordinazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

verstorend

gekenmerkt door onrust, wanorde of insubordinatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

perturbador

caracterizado por agitação, desordem ou insubordinação

🇷🇺Russian

разрушительный

характеризуется волнениями, беспорядками или неповиновением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हानिकारक

अशांति या अव्यवस्था या अवज्ञा द्वारा विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

বিঘ্নকারী

অশান্তি বা ব্যাধি বা অবাধ্যতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இடையூறு விளைவிக்கும்

அமைதியின்மை அல்லது சீர்குலைவு அல்லது கீழ்ப்படியாமை ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విఘాతం కలిగించే

అశాంతి లేదా రుగ్మత లేదా అవిధేయత ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यत्यय आणणारा

अशांतता किंवा अव्यवस्था किंवा अवहेलना द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિક્ષેપકારક

અશાંતિ અથવા અવ્યવસ્થા અથવા અવગણના દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ

ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಿಧೇಯತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന

അശാന്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രമക്കേട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുസരണക്കേട് എന്നിവയുടെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਘਨਕਾਰੀ

ਅਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਜਾਂ ਅਵੱਗਿਆ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلل ڈالنے والا

بدامنی یا انتشار یا خلاف ورزی کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏性的

以不安定、混乱或不服从为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

破壊的な

不安、無秩序、または不服従を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

파괴적인

불안, 무질서 또는 불복종을 특징으로 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây rối

đặc trưng bởi tình trạng bất ổn hoặc rối loạn hoặc không phục tùng

🇹🇭Thai

ก่อกวน

มีลักษณะเป็นความไม่สงบ ความวุ่นวาย หรือการไม่เชื่อฟัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganggu

ditandai dengan keresahan atau kekacauan atau pembangkangan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakagambala

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng kaguluhan o kaguluhan o pagsuway

🇲🇾Malay

mengganggu

dicirikan oleh pergolakan atau kekacauan atau pembangkangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخريبية

تتميز بالاضطرابات أو الفوضى أو العصيان

🇮🇷Persian

مخل

با ناآرامی یا بی نظمی یا نافرمانی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkıcı

huzursuzluk veya düzensizlik veya itaatsizlik ile karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁבֵּשׁ

מאופיין באי שקט או אי-שקט או חוסר כפיפות

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