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factious

[ fak-shuhs ]
/ ˈfĂŠk ʃəs /
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adjective
given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
pertaining to or proceeding from faction: factious quarrels.
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Origin of factious

1525–35; from Latin factiƍsus “fond of doing, busy, of a company or party,” equivalent to facti- (see faction1) + -ƍsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM factious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factious

1. facetious, factious , factitious, factional2. factious , fractious

Words nearby factious

faction, factional, factionalism, factionalize, faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, fact of life
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Words related to factious

alienated, belligerent, contending, contentious, contumacious, disaffected, disputatious, dissident, divisive, estranged, fighting, hostile, insubordinate, insurgent, insurrectionary, litigious, malcontent, mutinous, partisan, quarrelsome

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British Dictionary definitions for factious

factious
/ (ˈfĂŠkʃəs) /
adjective
given to, producing, or characterized by faction

Derived forms of factious

factiously, adverbfactiousness, noun

undefined factious

See fractious
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