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- DictionaryDe·struc·tive/dəˈstrəktiv/
adjective
- 1. causing great and irreparable harm or damage: "the destructive power of weapons"
causing, or able to cause, damage: destructive power the destructive power of nuclear weapons. I worry about the destructive effect that violent movies may have on children. Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship. Synonyms. damaging. deleterious formal. detrimental formal. harmful. injurious formal. prejudicial formal. Opposites.
Definitions of destructive. adjective. causing destruction or much damage. “a policy that is destructive to the economy”. “ destructive criticism”. synonyms: annihilating, annihilative, devastating, withering. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction. blasting, ruinous.
5 days ago · 1. (often fol. by of or to) tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage. a very destructive windstorm. 2. tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit ( opposed to constructive ) destructive criticism. SYNONYMS 1. ruinous, deleterious. 2. unfavorable, adverse, negative.
negative or not helpful. They don't think about how damaging and destructive their words are. Definition of destructive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Destructive definition, tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm. See more. Dictionary.com
adj. 1. Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous: a destructive act; a policy that is destructive to the economy. 2. Designed or tending to disprove or discredit: destructive criticism. de·struc′tive·ly adv. de·struc′tive·ness, de′struc·tiv′i·ty (dē′strŭk-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Causing or producing destruction; destroying. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Merely negative; not helpful. Destructive criticism. Webster's New World. Synonyms: truculent. shattering. pestilent. iconoclastic. discredit. annihilative. cataclysmic. poisonous. noxious. internecine. detrimental. wasteful. vicious. vandalic. Antonyms:
