factious

English

WOTD – 17 November 2011

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfækʃəs/

Adjective

factious (comparative more factious, superlative most factious)

1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
2. Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.

Derived terms

• factiousness noun
• factiously adverb

Translations

of, pertaining to, or caused by factions

• Bulgarian: разколнически (bg) (razkolničeski)
• German: Splitter- (de)
• Macedonian: расколнички (raskolnički)
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• Russian: раскольнический (ru) (raskolʹničeskij)
• Spanish: sedicioso (es), faccioso (es)

given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination

• German: aufwieglerisch, aufrührerisch (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• factitious