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divisive
[dih-vahy-siv, -vis-iv]
divisive
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
adjective
causing or tending to cause disagreement or dissension
archaichaving the quality of distinguishing
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
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Instead, world leaders will agree a number of "short, action-oriented statements" that maintain consensus and ignore divisive issues.
Mark Drakeford, the Welsh government's language secretary, said political agreement on Irish would be "healing rather than divisive".
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.
So what might AI sentience look like and why would it be so divisive?
“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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