great, and sometimes unfriendly, division between different groups of people, or disagreement within a group of people

The debate over illegal immigration has caused much divisiveness in the country. 关于非法移民的辩论在该国引起了很大的分歧。

Personal attacks and political divisiveness made it impossible for me to continue. 人身攻击和政治分歧使我无法继续行使职能。