Definitions for Divisive
dɪˈvaɪ sɪvdi·vi·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dissentious, divisive, factiousadjective

   dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

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1. divisiveadjective

   Having a quality that divides or separates

   Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.

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1. divisive

   Divisive refers to something that causes disagreement or hostility between people, leading to a separation or split within a group. It typically relates to an action, behavior, opinion, issue, or policy that causes major disagreement or conflict.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Divisiveadjective

   indicating division or distribution

2. Divisiveadjective

   creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. divisif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Divisive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Divisive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Divisive in a Sentence

1. Curtis Houck:

   If this desire to continue on as Zucker would want them to with divisive rhetoric toward non-Democrats and an obsession with Trump and Russia, CNN will only continue to decline and truly become unsalvageable as a news organization.

2. Michael McConnell:

   At times when the nation is being torn apart, it's especially useful that the branch of government that still commands the highest trust of the American public -- and, I think most of the time, does behave in the less partisan, less divisive ways -- for that branch to speak up and remind the American public the principles underlying this.

3. Carol Folt:

   That Confederate monument has been a flashpoint and a divisive symbol for decades, and especially since Charlottesville, has been the focus of increasing frustration, anxiety and pain for people.

4. Steven Glick Junior Steven Glick:

   It’s clearly a very divisive issue on campus; these protests that have been going on and the way they’ve been handled, we had the dean of Claremont McKenna College forced to resign; we had the junior class president forced to resign as well. And it’s an issue that students have been very divided on. It’s something that, at a school of 1,200 students for Claremont McKenna College, a letter signed by 300 students in criticism of the protests was sent out. So clearly it’s something where the student body is very divided.

5. Kat Cammack:

   The Defense Department did it with its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team and appointed a senior official with concerning and divisive rhetoric in its top post, the Department of Homeland Security did it with the Disinformation Governance Board and had a wannabe TikTok ‘influencer’ as its leader.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Divisive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Divisive
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Divisive