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factionalism

factionalism noun: the splitting of a group into factions.

Noun

factionalism (countable and uncountable, plural factionalisms)

  1. The splitting of a group into factions.
  2. Conflict between factions.

factionalism meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Indonesian

factionalism in Tamil

உட்கட்சிப்பூசல்

factionalism in Urdu

فرقہ بندی

factionalism in Indonesian

Translations
faksionalisme

Forms of factionalism

pluralfactionalisms

Origin of factionalism

From factional + -ism.

Questions about factionalism

What does factionalism mean?
Factionalism means the splitting of a group into factions.
What is factionalism in Tamil?
Factionalism in Tamil is உட்கட்சிப்பூசல். See Factionalism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is factionalism?
Factionalism is a noun.
What is the plural of factionalism?
The plural of factionalism is factionalisms.

Words near factionalism in the dictionary

  1. factionalisations
  2. factionalise
  3. factionalised
  4. factionalises
  5. factionalising
  6. factionalism
  7. factionalisms
  8. factionalist
  9. factionalistic
  10. factionalists
  11. factionalization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: factionalism (page history and authors); factionalism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); factionalism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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