What does divisive mean?
Definitions for divisive
dɪˈvaɪ sɪvdi·vi·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
dissentious, divisive, factiousadjective
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
Wiktionary
divisiveadjective
Having a quality that divides or separates
Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.
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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 Dictionary
Divisiveadjective
indicating division or distribution
Divisiveadjective
creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference
Etymology: [Cf. F. divisif.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of divisive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of divisive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of divisive in a Sentence
This young man had every opportunity to get up and leave the room at any time, the identified coaches engaged in actions that constituted inappropriate, demeaning and divisive behavior in a misguided attempt to instill discipline into student-athletes.
I believe these antiracism initiatives are incredibly divisive and counterproductive, lead to more segregation, and have severely damaged the sense of community.
Democrats stole our All-Star Game to push their divisive political agenda. Politicians and corporations lie, while Black communities got hurt the most, to Democrats, it's just a game. But we're the ones that got played.
All 133 Virginia public school division superintendents have urged Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to scrap the ‘tip line’ set up to let parents complain about teachers and principals and have asked him to stop his campaign against the teaching of 'divisive' content in schools.
We can’t be attacking each other so much that we lose sight of: We have to beat the Democrats. We have to beat Joe Biden in 2024. And we may have divisive primaries and differences of opinions, but in the end we have to settle those to win the big picture, which is governing our country and doing right by the American people.
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