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Pronunciation / Transliteration: controverse
"Cette décision a suscité une vive controverse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.
"The new policy caused a major controversy among employees."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin controversia, combining contra (against) and versus (turned, past participle of vertere), entering English via Middle French in the 16th century. Historically, it evolved from signifying a dispute in law or theology to encompass any prolonged public disagreement or heated debate, particularly regarding political or social matters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Controversy" is said worldwide
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controverse
Transliteration: controverse
"Cette décision a suscité une vive controverse."
Kontroverse
Transliteration: Kontroverse
"Die Reform führte zu einer heftigen Kontroverse."
controversia
Transliteration: controversia
"La notizia ha generato molte controversie."
controversia
Transliteration: controversia
"El libro causó una gran controversia en el país."
controvérsia
Transliteration: controvérsia
"O assunto gerou muita controvérsia na internet."
विवाद
Transliteration: vivad
"इस बयान से एक नया विवाद खड़ा हो गया है।"
争议
Transliteration: zhēngyì
"这项新政策引发了广泛争议。"
논란
Transliteration: nollan
"그 배우의 발언은 큰 논란을 불러일으켰다."
論争
Transliteration: ronsō
"その問題は激しい論争を引き起こした。"
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