factious

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

Etymology

From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dissentious, divisive

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