🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Divisividade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-vee-zee-vee-dah-dee

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Divisiveness/dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A divisividade do debate político deixou muitos cidadãos se sentindo alienados."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being divisive; the tendency to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

    "The divisiveness of the political debate left many citizens feeling alienated."
  2. 2

    A state of division or separation, particularly in social or political contexts.

    "The divisiveness within the community hindered efforts for collaboration."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'divisiveness' is derived from the root 'divide', which comes from the Latin 'dividere', meaning 'to separate'. The suffix '-ness' indicates a state or quality, thus 'divisiveness' refers to the quality of causing division or discord, evolving in usage from the late 19th century.

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