disruptive C2+ Topic:Shopping & Services US /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ UK /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing disturbance or upheaval; radically altering an established order The startup's disruptive model upended the entire industry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing disturbance or... disturbingunsettlingupsettingunrulysubversivedestabilizing ↔ Opposites orderlystabilizingcalmingharmoniousconservative Word family Derived forms disruptivelydisruptiveness Related forms disruptdisruptiondisrupter Etymology AI details From disrupt + -ive; disrupt from Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere ('to break apart'), from dis- ('apart') + rumpere ('to break'). disrumpere Latin rumpere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Shopping & Services Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disruptive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ ## Meanings 1. causing disturbance or upheaval; radically altering an established order ## Examples - The startup's disruptive model upended the entire industry. ## Synonyms - disturbing - unsettling - upsetting - unruly - subversive - destabilizing ## Antonyms - orderly - stabilizing - calming - harmonious - conservative ## Derived Forms - disruptively - disruptiveness ## Related Forms - disrupt - disruption - disrupter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: disrumpere - Root: rumpere ## Etymology From disrupt + -ive; disrupt from Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere ('to break apart'), from dis- ('apart') + rumpere ('to break'). ## AI Etymology Disruptive comes from disrupt + -ive; disrupt from Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere ('to break apart'), from dis- ('apart') + rumpere ('to break'). The etymological trail includes Latin disrumpere and Latin rumpere. As an adjective, disruptive describes what is causing disturbance or upheaval; radically altering an established order. The same family is visible in derived forms such as disruptively and disruptiveness and related forms such as disrupt, disruption, and disrupter. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Shopping & Services - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown