controversial adjective - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Definition of controversial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofcontroversialadjectivefromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary controversialadjective  /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl/ jumptootherresults causingalotofangrypublicdiscussionanddisagreementahighlycontroversialtopiconeofthemostcontroversialofLondon’snewofficeblocksAcontroversialplantobuildanewroadhasmetwithprotests.WinstonChurchillandRichardNixonwerebothcontroversialfigures.oppositenon-controversial,uncontroversialExtraExamplesahighlycontroversialsubjectHercontroversialnewplaysparkedariotoutsidethetheatre.ItisoneofthemostcontroversialofLondon'snewofficebuildings.TopicsOpinionandargumentb2,Feelingsb2OxfordCollocationsDictionaryverbsbeprovebecome…adverbextremelyfairlyvery…SeefullentryWordOriginlate16thcent.:fromlateLatincontroversialis,fromcontroversia,fromcontroversus‘turnedagainst,disputed’,fromcontro-(variantofcontra-‘against’)+versus,pastparticipleofvertere‘toturn’. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeecontroversialintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeecontroversialintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: controversial Otherresults Allmatches non-controversialadjective Nearbywords controlroomnoun controltowernoun controversialadjective controversiallyadverb controversynoun article noun     FromtheWordlist OPALspokenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay