Controversial Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

CONTROVERSIAL meaning: relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument likely to produce controversy. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary controversial 1ENTRIESFOUND: controversial(adjective) controversial /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɚʃəl/ adjective controversial /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɚʃəl/ adjective BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofCONTROVERSIAL [morecontroversial;mostcontroversial] : relatingtoorcausingmuchdiscussion,disagreement,orargument : likelytoproducecontroversy Abortionisahighlycontroversialsubject/issue/topic. adecisionthatremainscontroversial Heisacontroversialauthor/director/figure. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —controversially adverb ASKTHEEDITOR Docollectivenounsneedapluralverb? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY raze :todestroy(something,suchasabuilding)completely LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.