Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Wasting and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wasting" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Wasting
Wasting noun - Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.
Destructive and wasting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Wasting".
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Interestingly, instead of just taunts and the occasional threat, the bosses go on speeches about how Afro's obsession is self-destructive, how many people he hurt, how he's wasting his life in something meaningless and etc.Ninja-Ninja: You thought I was yo' friend!?
Source: Anime / Afro Samurai
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