controversy noun - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

public discussion and argument about something that many people strongly disagree about, disapprove of, or are shocked by to arouse/cause controversy a ... 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 AmericanEnglish English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofcontroversynounfromtheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionary   controversy nounnounNAmE//ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi// [uncountable,countable](pl.controversies)controversy(over/about/surroundingsomebody/something) jumptootherresultspublicdiscussionandargumentaboutsomethingthatmanypeoplestronglydisagreeabout,disapproveof,orareshockedbytoarouse/causecontroversyabittercontroversyover/aboutthesiteofthenewairportthecontroversysurroundinghislatestmovieThepresidentresignedamidconsiderablecontroversy. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeecontroversyintheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionaryCheckpronunciation:controversy Nearbywords controltowernoun controversialadjective controversynoun controvertverb contumaciousadjective