controversy noun - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

controversy · to arouse/cause controversy · a bitter controversy over/about the site of the new airport · The controversy surrounding his latest movie continues. 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 DefinitionofcontroversynounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary controversynoun  /ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi/, /kənˈtrɒvəsi/ /ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/[uncountable,countable](pluralcontroversies) jumptootherresults controversy(over/about/surroundingsomebody/something)publicdiscussionandargumentaboutsomethingthatmanypeoplestronglydisagreeabout,thinkisbad,orareshockedbytoarouse/causecontroversyabittercontroversyover/aboutthesiteofthenewairportThecontroversysurroundinghislatestmoviecontinues.ThePresidentresignedamidconsiderablecontroversy.ExtraExamplesControversyexistsastohowsafethesedrugsare.Controversyisragingovertherouteofthenewmotorway.Hehasresignedamidcontinuingcontroversyoverhisexpenseclaims.Hisviewshaveexcitedalivelycontroversyamongfellowscientists.MsBenjamin,whoisnostrangertocontroversyherself,saidthescandalcouldhaveseriousrepercussions.Muchcontroversysurroundsthenewexam.Publicfundingcouldresolvethecontroversysurroundingcampaignfinance.Thebookraisedastormofcontroversy.Thecontroversycentredontheissueofcompensationforthevictims.Theministerhasresignedamidcontinuingcontroversyoverhiseducationproposals.Thenetworkranintocontroversyoverclaimsoffakeddocumentaryfootage.Thepresidentseemedanxioustoavoidcontroversyabouttheseappointments.Thesingerdeliberatelycourtscontroversywithhisracistandsexistlyrics.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofthesedrugs.Thisyear'schampionshipshavebeendoggedbycontroversy.Today,thecontroversycontinuesoverwhetherShakespearewroteallhisplays.Whattheyaredoingisboundtostirupcontroversy.controversyamonghistorianscontroversybetweenthetwoleadersherlong-runningcontroversywithfellowacademicsthebittercontroversysurroundingtheintroductionofthenewregulationsThisisasubjectthatalwayscausescontroversy.TopicsOpinionandargumentb2OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectiveconsiderablegreatmajor…verb+controversyarousecausecreate…controversy+verbarisebreakouterupt…prepositionamidcontroversycontroversy aboutcontroversy concerning…phrasesamatterofcontroversyasourceofcontroversyasubjectofcontroversy…SeefullentryWordOriginlateMiddleEnglish:fromLatincontroversia,fromcontroversus‘turnedagainst,disputed’,fromcontro-(variantofcontra-‘against’)+versus,pastparticipleofvertere‘toturn’. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeecontroversyintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeecontroversyintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: controversy Nearbywords controversialadjective controversiallyadverb controversynoun controvertverb contumaciousadjective multiple adjective     FromtheWordlist OPALwrittenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay