destructive

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/, /dɪˈstɹʊktɪv/

Adjective

destructive

1. Causing destruction; damaging.
2. Causing breakdown or disassembly.

   Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.

3. (computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.

   Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.

Synonyms

• calamitous
• catastrophic
• devastate
• disastrous
• eradicative
• harmful
• pernicious
• ruinous
• wrackful
• wreckful

Antonyms

• constructive
• nondestructive
• productive

Translations

• French: destructif
• German: destruktiv, schädlich, zerstörend
• Italian: distruttivo
• Portuguese: destrutivo
• Russian: разруши́тельный
• Spanish: destructivo

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