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1. (adj.) destructive
tending to destroy; causing much damage:
bacteria destructive of tooth enamel.
2. destructive
tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit; negative (opposed to constructive):
destructive criticism.
Etymology: (1480–90; < MF < LL)
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| Definition of 'destructive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) destructive
causing destruction or much damage
"a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
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1. (adjective) destructive
damaging or harmful
the destructive forces of nature; destructive behavior
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| Definition of 'destructive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) destructive
causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth
2. (noun) destructive
one who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist
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Sense: causing or able to cause destruction
Small children can be very destructive.
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Afrikaans: vernielsugtig, destruktie |
Arabic: مُدَمِّر |
Bulgarian: разрушителен |
Brazilian: destrutivo |
Czech: pustošivý |
German: zerstörerisch |
Danish: ødelæggende |
Greek: καταστροφικός |
Spanish: destructivo |
Estonian: lõhkuv |
Farsi: ویرانگر؛ خراب کننده |
Finnish: tuhoisa |
French: destructeur |
Hebrew: הַרסָנִי |
Hindi: विध्वंसकारी |
Croatian: destruktivan, koji uništa |
Hungarian: romboló |
Indonesian: merusak |
Icelandic: skaðlegur, eyðileggjandi |
Italian: distruttivo |
Japanese: 破壊的な |
Korean: 파괴적인 |
Lithuanian: griaunamasis, griaunantis |
Latvian: postošs; iznīcinošs |
Malay: menyebabkan kehancuran |
Dutch: vernielzuchtig |
Norwegian: ødeleggende, destruktiv |
Polish: niszczycielski |
Persian: ویرانگر؛ خراب کننده |
Pashto: مخرب، ورانوونكى |
Portuguese: destrutivo |
Romanian: distrugător; capabil să d |
Russian: разрушительный |
Slovak: pustošivý, ničivý |
Slovenian: uničevalen |
Serbian: destruktivan |
Swedish: destruktiv; |
Thai: เป็นอันตราย |
Turkish: kırıp dökücü, tahrip edic |
Taiwanese: 破壞性的 |
Ukrainian: руйнівний, знищувальний |
Urdu: تباہ کن |
Vietnamese: tổn thất nghiêm trọng |
Chinese: 破坏性的 |
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