"disoperative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more disoperative [comparative], most disoperative [superlative]
Etymology: From dis- + operative, by analogy to cooperative. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|operative}} dis- + operative Head templates: {{en-adj}} disoperative (comparative more disoperative, superlative most disoperative)
  1. Hostile and antagonistic toward any form of cooperation or social cohesion; characterized by disoperation.
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