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factious

🇬🇧 UK/'fækʃәs/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

Tending to cause or promote internal conflict and division within a group.

好搞派系的,制造内讧的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
factmake, do
+
iconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=factious

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Factious arguments between board members threatened the company's future stability.

  • 2.

    The factious atmosphere in the organization made collaborative decision-making impossible.

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