Political Polarization Vocabulary

noun the act of causing separation or disconnection

verb to cause to become separated or disconnected

• The political differences continue to disunite the country.
• Their constant arguments only serve to disunite them further.
• Gossip has a way of disuniting even the closest of friends.
• The storm's fierce winds seemed to disunite the very fabric of the building.

verb to divide or cause to divide into sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs

• The controversial topic has the potential to polarize the community.
• The issue really divides people and polarizes opinions.
• That topic is so polarizing - it's causing a lot of drama.
• His extreme views on the subject tend to polarize others around him.