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divisiveness
[dih-vahy-siv-nis]
noun
a tendency to provoke dissension or discord.
He called for an end to the divisiveness among council members, imploring them to unite and work together for the betterment of the city.
Immigration bills are particularly difficult to pass because of the divisiveness of the issue.
Other Word Forms
- nondivisiveness noun
- semidivisiveness noun
- undivisiveness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of divisiveness1
Example Sentences
“We celebrate diversity and reject divisiveness. We celebrate immigrants and reject hate and we support our neighbors,” one post noted.
When Gibson looks at the present, he sees it as part of history, reaching back further than the divisiveness that has defined American politics for the last couple of decades.
Some of that divisiveness was self-inflicted.
Like Madonna, John said he is “grateful we can move forward” amid a time of divisiveness that he said has left him feeling “distressed.”
"I'm increasingly distressed by all the divisiveness in our world at the moment," he said in a comment on her Instagram post.
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