controversy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin controversia (“‘debate, contention, controversy’”) < controversus (“‘turned in an opposite direction’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US, Canadian) IPA: /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/, SAMPA: /"kAntr\@%v3`si/
• (UK) IPA: /kənˈtɹɒvəsi/, SAMPA: /k@n"tr\Qv@si/

[edit] Noun

controversy (plural controversies)

1. A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:dispute

[edit] Derived terms

• controversial

[edit] Related terms

• controversialist
• controvert
• controverter
• controvertible

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• controversy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• controversy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911