disruptive
adjective
causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting.
disruptively
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a word derived from
disruptive.
Example Sentences
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The rise of artificial intelligence and its potential effects on everything from employment and income distribution to national security is moving too quickly and disruptively for governments to develop effective policies around it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A flight from Belfast to Egypt was cancelled on Saturday due to a "group of customers behaving disruptively onboard", EasyJet has said.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
"By turning these hidden states on and off at will and controlling them with nanoscale resolution, we open exciting opportunities to disruptively advance next-generation optical and quantum technologies, including for sensing and computing."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025
There are several unpermitted outdoor speakers at restaurants on his block near Washington Boulevard that are disruptively loud, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
When two bodies charged to a very high potential, discharge disruptively through an air space, any amount of energy may be carried off by the air.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin
