controversial

English Online Dictionary. What means controversial‎? What does controversial mean?

English

Etymology

From Latin controversia (“controversy”) + -al; see controversy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/, /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.sjəl/, /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.si.əl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/
• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧ver‧sial

Adjective

controversial (comparative more controversial, superlative most controversial)

1. Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.

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Noun

controversial (plural controversials)

1. (rare) Someone or something that is controversial.

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Further reading

• “controversial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “controversial”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾobeɾˈsjal/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: con‧tro‧ver‧sial

Adjective

controversial m or f (masculine and feminine plural controversiales)

1. (Latin America) controversial

   Synonym: controvertido

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Further reading

• “controversial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28