Schism (noun)
sk-iz-m
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Late Middle English: from Old French scisme, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek skhisma ‘cleft’, from skhizein ‘to split’.
Example sentences
“The widening schism in the government was concerning, and bad news for everyone.”
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