controversy
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trəˌvɜr noun, plural con·tro·ver·sies.
1.
a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion.
2.
contention, strife, or argument.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English controversie (< Anglo-French) < Latin contrōversia, equivalent to contrōvers(us) turned against, disputed (contrō-, variant of contrā against, + versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + -ia -y3
1350–1400; Middle English controversie (< Anglo-French) < Latin contrōversia, equivalent to contrōvers(us) turned against, disputed (contrō-, variant of contrā against, + versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + -ia -y3
Related forms
pre·con·tro·ver·sy, noun, plural pre·con·tro·ver·sies.
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| —n , pl -sies | |
| dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and esp one carried on in public or in the press | |
| [C14: from Latin contrōversia, from contrōversus turned in an opposite direction, from | |
| controversial | |
| —adj | |
| contro'versialism | |
| —n | |
| contro'versialist | |
| —n | |
| contro'versially | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
And then there was the controversy about the chicken soup.
The decree aroused only muted controversy, yet it called into question the point of holding a referendum in the first place.
The site was only up for a week, but during that time it created more than its share of trouble and controversy.
At the same time, scientists and industry are embroiled in a controversy over whether the devices cause brain tumors.
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