destructive
adjective/dɪˈstrʌktɪv/
Word Family
- destroy verb
- destroyer noun
- destruction noun
- destructive adjective
- indestructible adjective
Слово англійською: destructive
Переклад destructive українською: деструкти́вний, нищівни́й, руйнівни́й, згубний
Детальний опис
- causing destruction or damage
- The war demonstrated the destructive power of modern weapons.
- the destructive effects of anxiety
- Opencast coal mining is among the most environmentally destructive activities carried out in Wales.
- negative or not helpful
- destructive behaviour/impulses/tendencies
- People have to learn how to handle destructive emotions like anger.
- They don't think about how damaging and destructive their words are.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: via Old French from late Latin destructivus, from Latin destruct- ‘destroyed’, from the verb destruere, from de- (expressing reversal) + struere ‘build’.