destructive

US: /dɪˈstɹəktɪv/

UK: /dɪstɹˈʌktɪv/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

destructive /dis'trʌktiv/
  • tính từ
    • phá hoại, phá huỷ, tàn phá, huỷ diệt
      • a destructive war: cuộc chiến tranh huỷ diệt
      • a destructive child: đứa trẻ hay phá hoại (đồ vật)
    • tiêu cực, không xây dựng (chính sách, lời bình...)

Advanced English dictionary

+ adjective
causing destruction or damage: 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.
Compare: CONSTRUCTIVE
destructively adverb
destructiveness noun [U]

Thesaurus dictionary

adj.
1 harmful, injurious, baneful, pernicious, dangerous, hurtful, toxic, poisonous, virulent, noxious, bad, malignant, baleful, unwholesome, damaging, detrimental, deleterious, devastating; deadly, fatal, lethal, fell, killing, internecine:
The spray keeps away insects but is destructive of the plant life.
2 negative, adverse, opposing, opposed, contrary, contradictory, antithetical, conflicting, unfavourable, condemnatory, derogatory, disparaging, disapproving, critical:
The playwrights feared and disliked him because of his destructive criticism.

Collocation

VERBS

be, seem | become

ADV.

extremely, highly, very | downright, wholly
downright destructive behaviour
| quite | potentially
potentially destructive emotions
| environmentally
environmentally destructive policies

PREP.

of
Clearing trees by burning is highly destructive of the forest environment.
| to
These substances can be destructive to health.


Concise dictionary

-tɪv
adj.
+causing destruction or much damage

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