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divisive

[dih-vahy-siv, -vis-iv]

adjective

  1. forming or expressing division or distribution.

  2. creating dissension or discord.



divisive

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. causing or tending to cause disagreement or dissension

  2. archaichaving the quality of distinguishing

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Other Word Forms

  • divisively adverb
  • divisiveness noun
  • nondivisive adjective
  • nondivisively adverb
  • semidivisive adjective
  • semidivisively adverb
  • undivisive adjective
  • undivisively adverb
  • 徱ˈ adverb
  • 徱ˈԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of divisive1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin īīīܲ, equivalent to Latin īī(ܲ) ( divisible ) + -īܲ adjective suffix ( -ive )
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Instead, world leaders will agree a number of "short, action-oriented statements" that maintain consensus and ignore divisive issues.

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Mark Drakeford, the Welsh government's language secretary, said political agreement on Irish would be "healing rather than divisive".

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Postecoglou's style of play at Spurs proved divisive, with a notoriously high line featuring prominently before being ditched for the crucial Europa League run-in.

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So what might AI sentience look like and why would it be so divisive?

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“Once widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a global icon of cultural achievement, the Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology,” the order read.

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