- factiousness
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
factiousness
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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 — 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 — fac·tious·ness … English syllables
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
