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distruttivo

destructive

adjective dee-stroo-TEE-voh Rare

Usage Note

Distruttivo can describe both physical destruction (critica distruttiva vs critica costruttiva = constructive criticism) and psychological harm. The antonym is costruttivo. It inflects regularly: distruttiva (f), distruttivi (m pl), distruttive (f pl).

Examples

"Il comportamento aggressivo è distruttivo."

Natural Translation

Aggressive behavior is destructive.

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