fissiparous
- adjective
- /ˌfɪsɪˈpɛrəs/
- Formal
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fisiparador
- The fissiparous nature of the group caused them to splinter into several factions during the debate.
Examples
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Ultimately, this fissiparous division of the social body reaches its apogee in the attainment of a condition in which "the constraints of uniformization and conformity have been removed, and human beings grow like wild plants in a state of nature." 53
Academic text (2016) -
And the differences among those problem sets, in turn, contributed to the fissiparous tendencies among the Kurds themselves.
Blog text (20) -
If it is at all possible to contain further outbreaks of fissiparous nationalism, we need to consider the various routes by which the West can assist in the replacement of the Communist order with stable and equitable political and economic arrangements.
Academic text (1992) -
Muhammad's genius was to unite the fissiparous, feuding Bedouin tribes into a cohesive polity.
Academic text (2008) -
Political development theory has little to offer in the way of prescribing solutions to these fissiparous pressures, but lessons from the Third World suggest that merely accelerating economic growth (or slowing down decay) will be insufficient to contain nationalist antipathies.
Academic text (1992) -
In a fissiparous society, differing opinions often lead to the formation of separate political parties.
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Efforts to unify the fissiparous community were met with resistance from those who preferred independence.
Synonyms
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6.8
Making people disagree and split into groups
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Supporting part of a country becoming independent
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Involving conflict between small groups inside a larger group
Causes a split within a religious group or organization
Causing people to be kept apart by rules or places
How Divisive
Surface Forms
Morphology
fissiparous = fissi + par + ous
This is a learned classical formation built from specialized combining forms meaning roughly 'split' and 'bearing', and the metaphorical political sense is not recoverable from the parts for most learners.
Etymology
The word fissiparous uses the same parts fissi- 'split' (seen in fissure) and -parous 'producing' or 'bearing', which gives a simple image of breaking apart. So, a fissiparous group or leader is one that tends to cause a group to split into separate parts.