factiousness
Example Sentences
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The speech is aimed at the self-will and factiousness of Achilles and his disloyalty to Agamemnon.
From The Art of Letters by Lynd, Robert
To no class indeed could the selfishness, the corruption, the factiousness, and the administrative inefficiency of the ruling order be more utterly odious.
From History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 by Green, John Richard
In the midst of what Jefferson called "the general factiousness," following the embargo, occurred a presidential election.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
The masses of the people, staggered by all this bewildering turmoil and impure factiousness, are nevertheless, stubbornly determined to persevere and to succeed in saving their country.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
Then, when their essential factiousness and self-seeking had become manifest to the world, he struck his blow.
From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.
