What's the difference between dissentious and factious?

Dissentious


Definition:

  • (a.) Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious.

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Factious


Definition:

  • (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.
  • (a.) Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction; indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts or expressions; as, factious quarrels.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Indeed, the imminent change in the party's presidency and the election of a new prime minister reflect the factious nature of the country's politics," Moody's warned.
  • (2) Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has 'Spartan lifestyle', official declares Read more He also needs to be savvier in dealing with a factious national assembly whose support he will need to enact some of the energy sector and other reforms Nigeria desperately needs.

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