"divisive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ [UK], /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ [Canada, US], /dɪˈvɪsɪv/ [Canada, US], /dɪˈvɪzɪv/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-divisive.wav [Southern-England], En-divisive.ogg Forms: more divisive [comparative], most divisive [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪsɪv Etymology: From dīvīs-, past-participle stem of Latin dīvidere (“to divide”) + -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|dīvidere|t=to divide}} Latin dīvidere (“to divide”), {{suffix|en||ive}} + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} divisive (comparative more divisive, superlative most divisive)
  1. Having a quality that divides or separates. Synonyms: disunifying#Adjective Derived forms: divisively, divisiveness Translations (having a quality that divides or separates): erottava (Finnish), hajottava (Finnish), erimielisyyttä aiheuttava (english: causing disunity) (Finnish), mielipiteitä jakava (english: dividing opinions) (Finnish), clivant (French), spaltend (German), entzweiend (German), teilend (German), 分割的な (bunkatsuteki na) (Japanese), раздорен (razdoren) (Macedonian), ഭിന്നിപ്പിക്കുന്ന (bhinnippikkunna) (Malayalam), dzielący [masculine] (Polish), rozdzielający [masculine] (Polish), раскольнический (raskolʹničeskij) (Russian), divisivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-divisive-en-adj-a-nAVNzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive

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      "word": "erottava"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
      "word": "erimielisyyttä aiheuttava"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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    },
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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      "word": "分割的な"
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
      "word": "раздорен"
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
      "word": "раскольнический"
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      "sense": "having a quality that divides or separates",
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