divisive
adjective/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/
/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/
(disapproving)Word Family
- divide verb noun
- division noun
- divisive adjective
- divisor noun
- causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other
- He believes that unemployment is socially divisive.
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting something that divides or separates): from late Latin divisivus, from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’.Want to learn more?
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