polarizing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of polarize

adj

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

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

   “Che Guevara remains a polarizing Marxist revolutionary, feted by some as a champion of the poor and reviled by others as a bloodthirsty monster.”