noun
Streitthema
contentious issue
Meaning (English):
A controversial topic / contentious issue—a subject people argue about and on which opinions strongly differ.
Word parts
- Streit = dispute, quarrel, argument
- Thema = topic, subject
So Streitthema literally means “dispute topic.”
Common usage / nuance
A Streitthema is typically a topic that repeatedly causes debate in public, politics, society, workplaces, or families (e.g., immigration, climate policy, school reforms).
German synonyms
- strittiges Thema
- umstrittenes Thema
- kontroverses Thema
- Zankapfel (more figurative: “apple of discord”)
- Streitpunkt (often a specific point of contention rather than the whole topic)
German antonyms (if applicable)
- Konsensthema (topic with broad agreement)
- unumstrittenes Thema
- unstrittige Angelegenheit / unstrittiger Punkt (undisputed matter/point)
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Examples
Das Streitthema macht uns traurig.noun
The contentious issue makes us sad.
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