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Common collocations with disruptive in American Collocation

disruptive adjective

US /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/

very

extremely
highly
seriously
very

These long working hours can be very disruptive to your home life.

possibly

potentially

We set out to produce a secure system that alerts airlines to potentially disruptive passengers.

behaviour or effect

behaviour
effect
influence

Support staff will need training in dealing with disruptive behaviour in schools.

people

child
passenger
prisoner
pupil

Disruptive children in classes damage the education of others.

expensive

costly
expensive

If disputes arise, they can be disruptive and expensive to deal with.

violent or unfriendly

abusive
aggressive
anti-social
destructive
violent

He was extremely aggressive and disruptive in class.