disruptive

Meanings

• adjective

  Causing things to interfere with each other's proper or normal functioning; creating a disturbance.

  - "The new technology was disruptive to the traditional industry."
  - "His disruptive behavior disrupted the class."

• adjective

  Bringing about a radical change or innovation.

  - "The disruptive innovation in the tech industry changed the game."
  - "The company's disruptive business model disrupted the market."

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Antonyms

non-disruptive , nondisruptive

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Rhymes

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rude , mud , bud , pud , stud , fud , dud

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Variants

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disruptive , disruptively , disruptiveness , disruptivenesses

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'disruppere', meaning 'to break apart'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'disruptive' was popularized by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen in his book 'The Innovator's Dilemma'?

2. Disruptive technologies often begin by targeting the less profitable ends of markets, before eventually moving upmarket and disrupting established industry leaders.

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Related Concepts

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1. Innovation: The process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value or for which customers will pay.

2. Disruption: A significant change or interruption in a business or market, often caused by a disruptive innovation.

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Culture

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In modern usage, disruptive is often associated with innovation and change, particularly in business and technology. It can refer to a company or product that dramatically changes the market or industry.

How to Memorize "disruptive"

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   - Visualize a group of objects being disrupted or interrupted, such as a stack of books being knocked over or a line of cars being stopped by a traffic jam.

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3. mnemonics
   

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