(adj) characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination, Syn. turbulent, tumultuous, troubled, riotous, Example:effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive; riotous times; these troubled areas; the tumultuous years of his administration; a turbulent and unruly childhood
a. Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]
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