polarizing

About 0.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Characterized by strong, divided opinions among people; divisive.

   It is a polarizing novel, loved by some and hated by others.

2. verb present participle and gerund of polarize

Similar words

dividing disintegrating polarising mixed divisive mispolarized polarotactic dipolar antipolar semipolarized

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