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dividedness

dividedness

7.2
A feeling of strong conflict inside a person about two different loyalties
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvaɪdɪdnəs/
translation icon : división interna
  • She felt a sense of dividedness when choosing between her family's expectations and her own dreams.

Examples

  • The utopian or ideological contradiction is located precisely—and paradoxically—in its radicalization of the dividedness of man.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Your universal love transcends our own dividedness.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Is a life of dividedness, of being separate from the sublime, our curse?

    Blog text (28)
  • The team's dividedness over their strategy caused tension during the meeting.

  • His dividedness about moving to a new city reflected his conflicting desires for adventure and stability.

Synonyms

disagreement
vsdividedness
268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

includes that split but also internal mixed loyalties or feelings
conflict
vsdividedness
236 3.0

An inner struggle between different feelings or desires

adds that this state can occur inside a person or across a group
division
vsdividedness
138 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

is more general, covering separation plus internal divided feelings in people
divide
vsdividedness
110 6.0

A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension

is broader, also meaning conflicting loyalties or opinions inside individuals
split
vsdividedness
100 4.2

A division in a group that makes two opposing parts

is wider, covering both such splits and mixed loyalties within people
ambivalence
vsdividedness
30 7.8

A state of having both positive and negative feelings about someone or something

is broader, covering mixed feelings within a person or among a group
discord
vsdividedness
26 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

is broader, covering such conflict plus internal divided feelings
polarization
vsdividedness
  • Literature
25 7.2

People or groups split into two opposing sides and cannot agree

is broader, covering divided feelings inside people as well as group splits
dissonance
vsdividedness
23 7.8

A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think

also includes mixed feelings inside individuals as well as group discord
schism
vsdividedness
18 8.7

A serious split in a group when people have different beliefs or opinions

is less extreme, also meaning conflicting feelings or loyalties inside people
dissension
vsdividedness
16 7.5

A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together

is wider, covering inner conflicts or divided loyalties beyond group disputes
divisiveness
vsdividedness
15 7.0

A quality that makes people strongly disagree and split into groups

is wider, encompassing actual conflicting feelings or loyalties as well
disharmony
vsdividedness
5 6.7

A feeling of disagreement and tension between people

is similar but highlights conflicting feelings or loyalties as well
disunity
vsdividedness
4 6.4

A situation when people or groups do not agree

also covers internal divided feelings and loyalties, not only group lack of unity
variance
vsdividedness
4 6.3

A disagreement between people about beliefs or ideas

is broader, also including mixed or conflicting personal loyalties or feelings
factionalism
vsdividedness
2 8.8

Small groups inside a larger group compete and disagree, causing conflict

is more general, also applying to conflicting loyalties or feelings in people
disunion
vsdividedness
1 8.1

A situation when people or groups are not united

is broader, including conflicting feelings or loyalties inside people as well
discordancy
vsdividedness
1 8.2

A situation where people or things do not agree

adds that divided feelings or loyalties can exist within people or groups
ambivalency
vsdividedness
8.0

A state of having mixed feelings about someone or something

is wider, also covering similar conflicts of loyalties or group opinions
confliction
vsdividedness
7.5

A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests

focuses more on mixed loyalties or conflicting opinions within people or groups
inharmony
vsdividedness
8.5

A feeling of conflict inside a person

matches this but emphasizes conflicting loyalties or opinions as well
factiousness
vsdividedness
9.9

A tendency to make members of a group argue and become divided

is broader, also indicating internal divided feelings or loyalties among people
irreconcilability
vsdividedness
9.0

A situation where two people or groups cannot agree even after trying

is less absolute, also covering divided feelings that might be resolved
nonreconciliation
vsdividedness
9.3

A situation when people, groups, or data do not agree

is broader, including temporary inner conflicts and divided loyalties

Antonyms

217 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

14 3.2

A pleasing arrangement of parts that go well together, like colors or sounds

How Conflicted

turmoil
138 4.8
dividedness
7.2
ambivalence
30 7.8
doubt
1.6
certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4

Surface Forms

dividedness singular
dividednesses plural

Morphology

dividedness = divided (transparent) = divide + ed + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'divided' formed with '-ness', yielding the state of being divided (e.g., divided feelings).

Etymology

Dividedness comes from the simple word divide, which means 'to split' or 'separate'. Think of your mind being 'split' and pulled in different directions; that's why dividedness can mean having conflicting feelings or loyalties.