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- 1. giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement: "years of wrangling over a controversial bypass"
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adjective. uk / ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃ ə l / us / ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃ ə l / Add to word list. B2. causing disagreement or discussion: a controversial issue / decision / speech / figure. The book was very controversial. Fewer examples. They hold widely divergent opinions on controversial issues like abortion.
The meaning of CONTROVERSIAL is of, relating to, or arousing controversy. How to use controversial in a sentence.
causing or likely to cause disagreement: a controversial theory / movie. controversially. adverb us / ˌkɑn·trəˈvɜr·ʃə·li, -ˈvɜr·si·ə·li / They are also very controversially talking about taxing Social Security benefits more than they are now. (Definition of controversial from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Controversial definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical. See examples of CONTROVERSIAL used in a sentence.
Definitions of controversial. adjective. marked by or capable of arousing controversy. “the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial ”. “Rushdie's controversial book”. “a controversial decision on affirmative action”. synonyms: arguable, debatable, disputable, moot. open to argument or debate.
Define controversial. controversial synonyms, controversial pronunciation, controversial translation, English dictionary definition of controversial. adj. 1. Of, producing, or marked by controversy: a controversial movie; a controversial stand on human rights. 2. Fond of controversy; disputatious....
If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval. Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries. When it was first suggested that passive smoking was harmful, the idea was controversial and the evidence thin.
Definition of controversial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONTROVERSIAL definition: causing a lot of disagreement or argument: . Learn more.
What does the word controversial mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word controversial. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word controversial? About 10 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
