adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
factious
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/ˈfækʃəs/
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rhymes with -ækʃəs
adj
Meaning 2
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissentious, divisive
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: разколнически (razkolničeski) — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- Catalan: facciós — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- French: factieux — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- German: Splitter- — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- Macedonian: расколнички (raskolnički) — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- Portuguese: faccioso — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- Russian: раскольнический (raskolʹničeskij) — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- Spanish: sedicioso — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- Spanish: faccioso — of, pertaining to, or caused by factions
- German: aufwieglerisch — given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination
- German: aufrührerisch — given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination