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divisive

/dɪˈvɪsɪv/ /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Having a quality that divides or separates

Examples :

"Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive."
politics culture society attitude moral philosophy quality

Related Words

Illustration unity

unity noun

/ˈjuːnɪtɪ/ /ˈjunɪti/

Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

"The team's unity allowed them to easily complete the project. "

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration rather

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

To prefer; to prefer to.

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration fostering

fostering verb

/ˈfɒstərɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːstərɪŋ/

To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

"The animal shelter is fostering orphaned kittens until they are old enough to be adopted. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration separates

separates noun

/ˈsɛpəˌreɪts/ /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪts/ /sɛpəˌreɪts/ /sɛpəˌɹeɪts/

(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

"She likes to buy separates because she can mix and match them to create many different outfits. "

Illustration becomes

becomes verb

/bəˈkʌmz/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The taxi becomes visible at the end of the street. "

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

Illustration divides

divides noun

/dɪˈvaɪdz/

A thing that divides.

"Stay on your side of the divide, please."

Illustration than

than adverb

/ðæn/ /ðn̩/

At that time; then.

"My sister finished her homework, than she went to play outside. "