factious (Meaning)
factious (s)
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
factious (a.)
Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public measures or men; -- said of persons.
Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction; indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts or expressions; as, factious quarrels.
Synonyms & Antonyms of factious
factious Sentence Examples
- The factious politician used his influence to further his own ambitions rather than working for the common good.
- The meeting was disrupted by a factious group of students who were opposed to the speaker's views.
- The company's board of directors was divided into two factious groups, each trying to gain control of the company.
- The city council was paralyzed by factious disputes, preventing any progress on important issues facing the city.
- The media was accused of being factious, only reporting stories that supported their own political views.
- The country was on the brink of civil war, torn apart by factious conflicts between different ethnic groups.
- The factious union leaders called a strike, demanding better pay and working conditions for their members.
- The factious environmental group protested against the construction of a new highway, claiming that it would damage the environment.
- The factious religious sect believes that the end of the world is imminent and that only their members will be saved.
- The factious group of artists produced a controversial work of art that was met with both praise and condemnation.
FAQs About the word factious
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the
cohesionless,disunited, fractionated, divided,balkanized, fractionalized, split
undivided, undivided, unanimous,unanimous,united, united,
The factious politician used his influence to further his own ambitions rather than working for the common good.
The meeting was disrupted by a factious group of students who were opposed to the speaker's views.
The company's board of directors was divided into two factious groups, each trying to gain control of the company.
The city council was paralyzed by factious disputes, preventing any progress on important issues facing the city.
