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divisive adjective [ dɪˈvʌɪsɪv ]

• tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
• "the highly divisive issue of abortion"
Similar: alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic, discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious,
Opposite: unifying,
Origin: mid 16th century (as a noun denoting something that divides or separates): from late Latin divisivus, from Latin dividere (see divide).


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