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Meanings of destructiveness in English

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destructivitat

The quality of causing destruction.

destructivitat
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Examples for "constructiveness"
Examples for "constructiveness"
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Third, to the lack of teaching; to the lack of all constructiveness.
The Psychology of Management / The Function of the Mind in Deter...
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The habits of constructiveness may be developed in different sorts of media.
How to Teach
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Assignment to enhanced training, regardless of signature status, significantly increased constructiveness.
Pubmed
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Picasso is trying to arrive at constructiveness by way of proportion.
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
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But the important thing to remember is that destructiveness is simply constructiveness gone wrong.
A Dominie in Doubt
Usage of destructiveness in English
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With no outlet for his physical energy he bursts out in destructiveness.
The new yorker
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The progress of science has much increased the potential destructiveness of warfare.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, ...
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Here they had an opportunity of seeing the destructiveness of this animal.
Three Boys in the Wild North Land
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Petrov was mumbling something about greed and the destructiveness of organized religion.
Consent to kill: a thriller
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Some, with automatic destructiveness, slit the draperies and the rich bed coverings.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The impulse, the flash of malice, the infantile destructiveness he could understand.
Atonement
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The relationship of chronic self-destructiveness and hopelessness to risk-taking behaviors was examined.
Pubmed
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All these good gifts, however, were marred by an over-development of destructiveness.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
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The peculiar social destructiveness of the Butteridge machine lay in its complete simplicity.
The War in the Air
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If access to legitimate means is denied, the potential for destructiveness is increased.
The Irish Times
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They have the typical characters of vermin; unproductive activity combined with disproportionate destructiveness.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
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Masculine energy also represents the potential for aggressiveness, destructiveness, and brutality.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
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In brief, I had a strong predisposition toward the tissue-destructiveness of tropical light.
The Cruise of the Snark
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Here was the secret of the terrible destructiveness of The Archer's tiny missiles.
Tarzan of the Apes
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Its impact on morale is hard to overstate, in terms of its destructiveness.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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He has attained little else by his destructiveness save the discomfort of H.Q.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 2, 1917
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