Controversy definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

controversy. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'controversy'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× controversy (kɒntrəvɜːʳsi ,kəntrɒvəʳsi ) Wordforms:pluralcontroversies variablenoun Controversyisalotofdiscussionandargumentaboutsomething,ofteninvolvingstrongfeelingsofangerordisapproval. Theproposedcutshavecausedconsiderablecontroversy. ...afiercepoliticalcontroversyoverhumanrightsabuses. [Also+over/about]Synonyms:argument,debate,row,discussion MoreSynonymsofcontroversy COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof controversy Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'controversy' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'controversy' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'vampire' HindiTranslationof'controversy' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency controversyinBritishEnglish (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ ,kənˈtrɒvəsɪ ) nounWordforms:plural-siesdispute,argument,ordebate,esponeconcerningamatteraboutwhichthereisstrongdisagreementandesponecarriedoninpublicorinthepress CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformscontroversial(ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl )adjective controversialism(ˌcontroˈversialˌism)noun controversialist(ˌcontroˈversialist)noun controversially(ˌcontroˈversially)adverb WordoriginC14:fromLatincontrōversia,fromcontrōversusturnedinanoppositedirection,fromcontra-+verteretoturn WordFrequency controversyinAmericanEnglish (ˈkɑntrəˌvɜrsi ) nounWordforms:pluralˈcontroˌversies1.  alengthydiscussionofanimportantquestioninwhichopposingopinionsclash;debate;disputation 2.  aquarrelordispute SIMILARWORDS: ˈargument Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEcontroversie