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destructive
[ dih-struhk-tiv ]
adjective
- tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to ):
a very destructive windstorm.
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Antonyms:
- tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit ( constructive ):
destructive criticism.
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destructive
/ dɪˈstrʌktɪv; ˌdiːstrʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ /
adjective
- oftenpostpositive and foll by of or to causing or tending to cause the destruction (of)
- intended to disprove or discredit, esp without positive suggestions or help; negative Compare constructive
destructive criticism
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܳپ, adverb
- ˈٰܳپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٰܳt· adverb
- ·ٰܳt·Ա ·ٰܳ·پ··ٲ [dee-struhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
- t··ٰܳt adjective
- inter··ٰܳt· adverb
- inter··ٰܳt·Ա noun
- ԴDzd·ٰܳt adjective
- non·ٰܳt· adverb
- non·ٰܳt·Ա noun
- v··ٰܳt adjective
- over··ٰܳt· adverb
- over··ٰܳt·Ա noun
- i··ٰܳt adjective
- ܲd·ٰܳt adjective
- un·ٰܳt· adverb
- un·ٰܳt·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of destructive1
Example Sentences
Through Joe’s raw inner monologue, "You" challenged us to empathize with a man fighting a losing battle with his sanity, and confronted the reality of being open and honest with destructive thoughts.
Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos.
Months after the most destructive wildfire in modern Los Angeles history, Mayor Karen Bass is seeking to add scores of new employees to the Fire Department, even as an array of other agencies face layoffs.
"Underwater volcanoes are capable of really big, really destructive eruptions," she says.
The possibility that an idle, unconnected transmission line somehow reengerized on Jan. 7 is now “a leading hypothesis” for what started the destructive Eaton fire.
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