Explosief
Example: De explosieve groei van technologie verandert onze samenleving ingrijpend.
Definition
"Explosief" is an adjective describing something that relates to or has the characteristics of an explosion, often indicating rapid, intense, or sudden growth, change, or reaction, such as in the phrase 'De explosieve groei van technologie' which means the rapid and impactful growth of technology.
Etymology
The Dutch word "explosief" comes from the Latin word 'explosivus,' which is derived from 'explodere,' meaning 'to drive out by clapping' or 'to explode.' Did you know that 'explodere' originally referred to the act of driving out a crowd by clapping or shouting, before it came to mean a violent bursting?
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"Explosief" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (C1) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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