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divisive

 
Dictionary: di·vi·sive   (dĭ-vī'sĭv) pronunciation
adj.
Creating dissension or discord.

divisively di·vi'sive·ly adv.
divisiveness di·vi'sive·ness n.

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adj

Definition: alienating
Antonyms: unifying


WordNet: divisive
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
  Synonyms: dissentious, factious


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som skiller, som skaber uenighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot (menings)ver- schillen leidend, verscheurend

Français (French)
adj. - qui sème la discorde

Deutsch (German)
adj. - strittig, Spaltung hervorrufend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαιρετικός, διχαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
che causa divisione

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - divisório, divergente

Русский (Russian)
спорный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - divisivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skiljande, söndrande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
区分的, 不和的, 分裂的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 區分的, 不和的, 分裂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구분하는, 불화를 일으키는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不和を生ずる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسبب للخلاف بين الناس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפלג, פלגני‬


 
 
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