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Divisive

//dɪˈvaɪsɪv// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a quality that divides or separates.

    "Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive."

Adjective
  1. 1
    dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsīvus.

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