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factious

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fac·tious  (fkshs)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by internal dissension.
2. Given to or promoting internal dissension. See Synonyms at insubordinate.
factious·ly adv.
factious·ness n.
factious [ˈfækʃəs]
adj
given to, producing, or characterized by faction
factiously  adv
factiousness  n
Usage: See at fractious
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.factious - dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
dissentious, divisive
discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"
Translations
factious [ˈfækʃəs] ADJ → faccioso
factious
adj (liter) → streitsüchtig, händelsüchtig; quarrelling → kleinlich, engherzig


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These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
It is easy to see that this problem alone, as often as it should occur, would open a wide field for the exercise of factious views, of partiality, and of oppression, in the majority that happened to prevail in the national council.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
But it is evident that this was not Solon's intention, but that it arose from accident; for the people being the cause of the naval victory over the Medes, assumed greatly upon it, and enlisted themselves under factious demagogues, although opposed by the better part of the citizens.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
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