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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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It is doubtful whether this tractate was published; but it was widely circulated in manuscript, and proved divisive.
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This meeting saw discussion and vote upon several particularly divisive matters.
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Listed within its platform is support for the marginalized and the abandonment of divisive particularism.
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Nuclear power is seen to be a divisive issue that can arouse deep passions among those for and against.
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He helped guide the institution through a time in history when racial integration of the student body was a divisive and explosive issue.
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However, it was internally divisive, and a number of candidates, including one of its two successful ones, repudiated the platform's main plank.
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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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Race-based constitutions and political parties have been very divisive for the nation.
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The 1942 presidential election were another divisive moment for the right.
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The proposal is still remembered as a divisive issue.
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