divisiveness
15
7.0
- noun
- /dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs/
:
carácter divisivo
- The divisiveness in our community started to fade as people began to work together.
- social divisiveness
- potential for divisiveness
- divisiveness in society
He sees the the partisan divisiveness in the Congress.
- He sees the the partisan divisiveness in the Congress.
- And it's it's to stir up that divisiveness.
- So I think that if the things in the world that scare me, the divisiveness scares me.
- And I I've never seen a situation where there was such intense divisiveness with simple common sense.
- Like, how do we how do we find a way to lower his divisiveness?
- And when you increase perceived scarcity, you are amplifying divisiveness.
- We need a whole bunch of tiny ripples out there to overpower the divisiveness.
- And so one thing I don't like about the world right now is there's just so much divisiveness.
- And most of them are there for the racism and has the nerve to walk in there and say I'm here to turn the page on divisiveness, to bring our country together.
- You know, a lot of this sort of divisiveness labelling is encouraged.
- I've got this theory about this such divisiveness in society.
Examples
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However, the Diet Resolution resulted in political divisiveness as well as international criticism.
Academic text (2004) -
There is divisiveness among us all tonight.
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But let me ask you, I believe that there is a high degree of divisiveness in this country right now.
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Yet producers and consumers face a new potential for divisiveness over environmental policies.
Academic text (1993) -
We have had a surge of complaints about your divisiveness.
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In addition, the columnist encouraged women to rise above the issues of class and divisiveness.
Academic text (2004) -
The lurch towards divisiveness only will be the undoing of this nation.
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We lament the dividedness and divisiveness of our churches and organizations.
Academic text (2014) -
The comment also reveals a callousness and divisiveness that's the opposite of what we need now.
Blog text (12) -
Communitarians worry that the proliferation of human rights leads to individualism, selfishness, and social divisiveness.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
397
2.3
A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas
268
1.6
A situation when people do not have the same opinion
138
4.2
A strong disagreement that separates people in a group
110
6.0
A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension
105
3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
100
4.2
A division in a group that makes two opposing parts
43
3.9
Tension between people or groups
34
5.4
A serious break between people or groups that causes conflict
26
5.6
Strong disagreement between people or groups
25
7.2
People or groups split into two opposing sides and cannot agree
23
7.8
A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think
16
6.9
Hostile feeling between people or groups
16
7.5
A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
4
6.4
A situation when people or groups do not agree
4
6.3
A disagreement between people about beliefs or ideas
2
8.8
Small groups inside a larger group compete and disagree, causing conflict
1
8.4
A habit of arguing and causing disagreement
1
8.1
A situation when people or groups are not united
1
8.1
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
A tendency to make members of a group argue and become divided
An action that causes a serious split between people or groups
A situation where groups are split and do not work together
A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests
Antonyms
How Divisive
- Literature
25
7.2
147
4.7
15
7.0
26
5.6
509
3.2
268
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divisiveness comes from the word divide, which means 'to separate' or 'split'. So, divisiveness is the quality that makes people split into groups or disagree with each other.