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divisive

adjective

  1. separate, separated; suffering disunity, causing separation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ / /dɪˈvɪzɪv/ / /dɪˈvɪsɪv/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dīvīsīvusbor. English divisive Borrowed from Latin dīvīsīvus.

  1. Having a quality that divides or separates.

    Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.

    [W]hat a change has introduced itself everywhere into human affairs! [...] all is grown acrid, divisive, threatening dissolution; [...]