Definitions
- Describing a situation or issue that causes people to take extreme and opposing views. - Referring to a topic or event that creates a divide between people with differing opinions. - Talking about something that causes a split or separation between groups or individuals.
- Describing a situation or issue that creates disagreement or conflict among people. - Referring to a topic or event that causes a split or separation between people with differing opinions. - Talking about something that causes tension or hostility between groups or individuals.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe situations or issues that cause disagreement or conflict among people.
- 2Both words refer to topics or events that create a divide between people with differing opinions.
- 3Both words can be used to describe political or social issues that are contentious or controversial.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Polarising emphasizes the extreme and opposing views that a situation or issue can create, while divisive focuses on the tension or hostility that arises from differing opinions.
- 2Intensity: Polarising suggests a more intense level of disagreement or conflict than divisive.
- 3Connotation: Polarising can have a neutral connotation, while divisive often has a negative connotation.
- 4Usage: Polarising is less common than divisive in everyday language.
Remember this!
Polarising and divisive are synonyms that describe situations or issues that cause disagreement or conflict among people. However, polarising emphasizes the extreme and opposing views that a situation or issue can create, while divisive focuses on the tension or hostility that arises from differing opinions. Polarising is less common than divisive in everyday language.
