divisiveness

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noun

The characteristic of being divisive.

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Meanings

noundivisiveness (usually uncountable, plural divisivenesses)

plural divisivenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being divisive.

    I realized today that the politics of divisiveness embraced by the neocons has worked, and it has worked on me.

    2006 October 17, Gasonfires, “Neocon Divisiveness Has Worked - On Me! Oh Damn!”, in Daily Kos, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025

Origin

From divisive + -ness.

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Translations

German Trennung, Teilung
  • Trennungthe characteristic of being divisive
  • Teilungthe characteristic of being divisive
  • Spaltungthe characteristic of being divisive
  • Entzweiungthe characteristic of being divisive
  • Uneinigkeitthe characteristic of being divisive
  • Gespaltenheitthe characteristic of being divisive
Cite this entry
APA

divisiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divisiveness

MLA

“divisiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divisiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divisiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divisiveness.

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