disruptive

//dɪsˈrʌptɪv//
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Adjective

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1

Causing or tending to cause disruption; interrupting the normal course or progress of something.

The disruptive student was asked to leave the classroom.

2

Innovative in a way that radically changes an existing industry or market.

The startup introduced a disruptive technology that changed the entire industry.