destructive; devastating
Describes something that causes great damage or ruin, often used for natural disasters, weapons, or harmful actions.
その地震は破壊的な被害をもたらした。
The earthquake caused devastating damage.
破壊的な行動はやめてください。
Please stop the destructive behavior.
破壊的 means destructive, the direct opposite of 建設的's constructive, solution-building sense.
destructive read
From 破壊 (destruction) + 的 (-like, -ive). The suffix 的 is commonly added to nouns to form adjectival nouns.