destructive

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.

destructively de·struc'tive·ly adv.
destructiveness de·struc'tive·ness or de'struc·tiv'i·ty (dē'strŭk-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.

adjective

1. Causing ruin or destruction: calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous. See help/harm/harmless.
2. Having the capability or effect of damaging irreparably: pernicious, ruinous. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: hurtful, disparaging
Antonyms: encouraging, hopeful, positive

adj

Definition: injurious, devastating
Antonyms: aiding, assisting, building, creative, helpful, productive

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IN BRIEF: Causing to be ruined.

If his destructive behavior continues, he may not have the grades for college.

Common misspelling(s) of destructive

• distructive

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ødelæggende, negativ, destruktiv

idioms:

• destructive cursor    slettemarkør

Nederlands (Dutch)
destructief (vernietigend), vernielzuchtig

Français (French)
adj. - destructeur, destructif

idioms:

• destructive cursor    (Comput) curseur destructeur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - destruktiv, verheerend, zerstörerisch, zerstörungswütig

idioms:

• destructive cursor    löschender Cursor

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταστρεπτικός, ολέθριος, εξοντωτικός, εξουθενωτικός

idioms:

• destructive cursor    (Η/Υ) φωτεινός δείκτης για διαγραφές

Italiano (Italian)
funesto, distruttivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - destrutivo

Русский (Russian)
гибельный, разрушительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - funesto, destructivo, destructor, destrozón, dañino

idioms:

• destructive cursor    (comp) cursor borrador

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - destruktiv, nedbrytande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
破坏的, 消极的, 无帮助的, 毁灭性的

idioms:

• destructive cursor    破坏性光标

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 破壞的, 消極的, 無幫助的, 毀滅性的

idioms:

• destructive cursor    破壞性光標

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 해를 끼치는, 파괴적인, 파괴주의적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 破壊的な, 有害な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مدمر, ميال للتحطيم اوالتخريب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הרסני, הורס‬

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