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di·vi·sive [dɪˈvaɪsɪv, Am a. -'vɪ-] ADJ

divisive
polarisierend

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

divisive issue
Streitfrage f
to be a highly divisive issue
ein höchst kontroverses Thema sein
to be a divisive element within the family
ein Streitpunkt innerhalb der Familie sein

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The album is a divisive point among fans of the band, who generally love it or hate it.
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Water and water rights are among the state's divisive political issues.
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It was deemed pointedly silly, polarizing, and hence bound to be divisive.
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The subject of trade, which was increasingly bound up in the debate over the imperial connection, was equally divisive.
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The election was one of the most divisive in state history, with both sides making scathing attacks on the other.
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Despite the recognition that the book has received, it has been described as one of the most divisive books in childrens literature.
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The proposal is still remembered as a divisive issue.
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Policies at times included that of banning the use of foreign names that were considered divisive and inappropriate.
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This meeting saw discussion and vote upon several particularly divisive matters.
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Race-based constitutions and political parties have been very divisive for the nation.
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