controversy
a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion.
contention, strife, or argument.
Origin of controversy
1synonym study For controversy
Other words for controversy
Other words from controversy
- pre·con·tro·ver·sy, noun, plural pre·con·tro·ver·sies.
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How to use controversy in a sentence
Since late in 2013, Mark Driscoll has been embroiled in serial controversies.
Megachurch Mars Hill To close Doors: What Does the Future Hold Now? | Warren Throckmorton | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlamuddin has been at the center of controversies in her career, too.
Meet Amal Alamuddin, George Clooney’s Wife | Lizzie Crocker, Chris Allbritton | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe controversies erupting around her new memoir promise more of the same down the road.
What these two recent celebrity controversies have in common is that they took place across the pond.
Pharrell, Harry Styles, and Native American Appropriation | Amy Zimmerman | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe notorious vixen has been in her share of controversies before—and had even supported the occasional dictator.
Kim Kardashian Butts Into Syria’s (Online) Civil War With #SaveKessab Campaign | Marlow Stern, Michael Weiss | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He has been speaking all that time, taking a part in all the controversies of the day.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowFrom questions of this class, spring all our constitutional controversies, and we divide upon them into majorities and minorities.
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousIn his political controversies, it must be confessed, his equanimity deserted him, and he is often intolerant and unfair.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingNames being regarded as things in such controversies, they bestowed on the anti-improvement gentlemen the appellation of Radicals.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterHis controversies with those under him form an interesting chapter of Confederate records.
Stone's River | Wilson J. Vance
British Dictionary definitions for controversy
/ (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ, kənˈtrɒvəsɪ) /
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
Origin of controversy
1Derived forms of controversy
- controversial (ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl), adjective
- controversialism, noun
- controversialist, noun
- controversially, adverb
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