1. a person who advocates or practices destruction, especially of existing social or political institutions
Usage: often used in political or social contexts; can carry a critical or pejorative connotation

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of destructionism or destructionists
Usage: less common than the noun form

Examples

• The critic accused the movement of being purely destructionist, offering no viable alternatives.
• Some viewed the revolutionary as a destructionist who sought only to tear down the old order.
• The destructionist philosophy rejected all existing institutions without proposing replacements.
• He was labeled a destructionist for his uncompromising opposition to the current system.
• The party's destructionist agenda alarmed moderate voters who feared instability.
• Rather than being merely destructionist, the reformers presented detailed plans for change.