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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩ.kõ.tɾoˈvɛɾ.zu/
"A medida foi considerada incontroverso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not giving rise to public disagreement, argument, or debate.
"The committee reached an uncontroversial decision regarding the new park hours." - 2
Generally accepted as true, valid, or appropriate without significant challenge.
"His theory rests on several uncontroversial assumptions about human behavior."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with controversial, which derives from the Latin controversia, meaning 'disputed' or 'turned against'. The term entered general usage in the early 19th century to describe matters lacking public dispute or disagreement.
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indiscutable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.dis.ky.tabl/
"C'est une proposition largement indiscutable."
unstrittig
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌʃtʁɪtɪç/
"Dies ist eine völlig unstrittige Tatsache."
indiscusso
Transliteration: /in.diˈsku.so/
"Il suo talento è un fatto indiscusso."
indiscutible
Transliteration: /in.dis.kuˈti.βle/
"Llegaron a un acuerdo indiscutible."
incontroverso
Transliteration: /ĩ.kõ.tɾoˈvɛɾ.zu/
"A medida foi considerada incontroverso."
निर्विवाद
Transliteration: nirvivad
"यह एक निर्विवाद तथ्य है।"
无可争议的
Transliteration: wú kě zhēng yì de
"这是一个无可争议的结论。"
논란의 여지가 없는
Transliteration: nonran-ui yeojaga eopsneun
"그것은 논란의 여지가 없는 사실이다."
物議をかもさない
Transliteration: butsugi o kamosanai
"その提案は物議をかもさない内容だった。"
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