destructive

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·struc·tive BrE [dɪˈstrʌktɪv] NAmE [dɪˈstrʌktɪv] 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
Derived Words: ↑destructively ▪ ↑destructiveness

Word Origin:
[destructive destructively destructiveness] late 15th cent.: via Old French from late Latin destructivus, from Latin destruct- ‘destroyed’, from the verb destruere, from de- (expressing reversal) + struere ‘build’.

Example Bank:
•It was a very short-sighted and ultimately destructive plan.
•These substances can be destructive to health.
•downright destructive behaviour
•environmentally destructive policies
•potentially destructive emotions
•People have to learn how to handle destructive emotions like anger.
•The war demonstrated the destructive power of modern weapons.