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Pronunciation / Transliteration: controverse
"Cette décision a suscité une vive controverse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.
"The new policy caused a major controversy among employees."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin controversia, from controversus 'turned against', from contra- 'against' + versus 'turned'.
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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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