destructive

Meanings

• adjective

  Causing damage or destruction; harmful.

• noun

  A force or agent that causes destruction or damage.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with destructive
pernicious , venicious , precious , furious , obnoxious

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Variants

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destructive , destructively , destructiveness , destructivenesses , destructive distillation , destructive distillations , self-destructive , self-destructiveness , self-destructivenesses

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Forms

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destructively, more destructive, most destructive

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'destruere', meaning 'to destroy'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'destructive testing' was first used in the 1950s by software engineer Edward Yourdon.

2. The word 'destructive' has been used as the name of several bands, including the punk band Destructive Reports and the death metal band Destructive Force.

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Related Concepts

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1. destructive criticism: A type of criticism that focuses on finding flaws and weaknesses rather than offering constructive suggestions for improvement.

2. destructive testing: A type of software testing that intentionally causes system failures in order to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

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Culture

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In literature, 'destructive' is often used to describe characters or actions that bring about harm or destruction. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov commits a series of destructive acts that ultimately lead to his downfall.

How to Memorize "destructive"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a wrecking ball swinging and destroying a building to remember the meaning of 'destructive'.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Destroys Things Completely' to remember the meaning of 'destructive'.

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