factiousness

factiousness
fac·tious·ness

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  • factiousness — index contention (opposition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • factiousness — factious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating or inclined to dissension. DERIVATIVES factiously adverb factiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin factiosus, from facere do, make …   English terms dictionary

  • Factiousness — Factious Fac tious a. [L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.] 1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public measures or men; said …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • factiousness — noun see factious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • factiousness — See factiously. * * * …   Universalium

  • factiousness — noun The state of being factious …   Wiktionary

  • factiousness — n. tendency to form into factions, state of being dissentious, partisanship …   English contemporary dictionary

  • factiousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being factious …   Useful english dictionary

  • factious — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French factieux, from Latin factiosus, from factio Date: 1532 of or relating to faction: as a. caused by faction < factious disputes > b. inclined to faction or the formation of factions c.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • discord — I. noun Etymology: Middle English descorde, discord, from Anglo French descorde, from Latin discordia, from discord , discors Date: 13th century 1. a. lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) b. active quarreling or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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