English Online Dictionary. What means controversy? What does controversy mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contrōversus (“turned in an opposite direction”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) now more common: IPA(key): /kənˈtɹɒvəsi/, more traditional: IPA(key): /ˈkɒntɹəˌvɜːsi/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/
Noun
controversy (countable and uncountable, plural controversies)
- A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute
- Antonyms: consensus, agreement
Derived terms
Related terms
- controversialist
- controvert
- controverter
- controvertible
Translations
References
Further reading
- “controversy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “controversy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “controversy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.