Factious - English meaning

adjective

Given to arguing.

Usage examples:

An argumentative child

preposition

Expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They live at conway house

noun

A monetary unit of laos, equal to one hundredth of a kip.

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before t (as in attend, attenuate ).

adjective

In conflict with each other; incompatible.

Usage examples:

Rivalries and clashing interests were laid aside

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Present participle of clash

Usage examples:

Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities., the government and the opp…

adjective

Incompatible or at variance; contradictory.

Usage examples:

There are conflicting accounts of what occurred

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

adjective

Relating to beliefs, needs, facts, etc. that are different and opposing

Usage examples:

Conflicting account/report two staff members will often give quite conflicting accounts of what was…

adjective

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Usage examples:

A contentious issue

adjective

Causing or likely to cause disagreement

Usage examples:

A contentious subject

verb

Have or express a different opinion.

Usage examples:

No one was willing to disagree with him

verb

Present participle of disagree

Usage examples:

I'm afraid i have to disagree with you (on that issue)., [ + that ] few people would disagree that …

adjective

Disagreeing or incongruous.

Usage examples:

The operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities

adjective

Producing an unpleasant sound

Usage examples:

Discordant opinions discordant opinions prevail even among good judges., the contemporary dialogue …

adjective

Fond of having heated arguments.

Usage examples:

It's a congenial hang-out for disputatious academics

adjective

Liking to argue and disagree, or arguing and disagreeing a lot

Usage examples:

Disputatious and difficult, he was not much missed when he resigned his post., the disputatious sty…

adjective

Holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Usage examples:

There were a couple of dissenting voices

verb

Hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Usage examples:

Two members dissented from the majority

adjective

Showing a strongly different opinion on a particular question, especially an official suggestion or plan, a legal decision, or a popular belief

Usage examples:

Dissenting voice there was only one dissenting voice ., in the end, the bill sailed through both ho…

adjective

Split into parts; separated.

Usage examples:

The deputy came back, carrying a divided metal plate and a cup

verb

Separate or be separated into parts.

Usage examples:

Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories

adjective

Split into two or more opposing groups who cannot agree

Usage examples:

The party is deeply divided over fundamental issues, such as immigration and the budget deficit., m…

verb

Have a heated argument or disagreement.

Usage examples:

Stop quarrelling with your sister

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

adjective

Given to or characterized by quarrelling.

Usage examples:

A moody, quarrelsome man

adjective

A quarrelsome person repeatedly argues with other people.

adjective

Characterized by or favouring schism.

Usage examples:

Schismatic religious movements were gaining currency

noun

(especially in the christian church) a person who promotes schism; an adherent of a schismatic group.

Usage examples:

If the term ‘christian’ is taken to include heretics, schismatics, and baptized apostates, it would…

adjective

Denoting or concerning a sect or sects.

Usage examples:

The city's traditional sectarian divide

noun

A member of a sect.

Usage examples:

A jewish sectarian who preached the redemption of the gentiles

adjective

Relating to a sect, or happening between sects

Usage examples:

Sectarian fighting

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

Usage examples:

Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

adjective

(of two or more people or groups) in conflict with each other.

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Warring factions

verb

Engage in a war.

Usage examples:

Small states warred against each another

adjective

See at war.

Usage examples:

Warring groups roamed the countryside, making travel very dangerous., warring camps inside the repu…