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factious

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
factious /ˈfakSHəs, ˈfækʃəs /
▸ adjective relating or inclined to a state of faction:
a factious country.
– DERIVATIVES
factiously ,factiousness /ˈfakSHəsnəs, ˈfækʃəsnəs / noun
– ORIGIN mid 16th century : from French factieux or Latin factiosus, from factio (see faction1).