controversy

controversy
noun (plural -sies) Etymology: Middle English controversie, from Anglo-French, from Latin controversia, from controversus disputable, literally, turned against, from contro- (akin to contra-) + versus, past participle of vertere to turn — more at worth Date: 14th century 1. a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views ; dispute 2. quarrel, strife

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  • controversy — con·tro·ver·sy / kän trə ˌvər sēBrit alsokən trä vər sē/ n pl sies 1: a state of dispute or disagreement suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars U.S. Constitution amend. VII 2: a civil action involving a… …   Law dictionary

  • Controversy — Album par Prince Sortie 14 octobre 1981 Enregistrement 1981 Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound Durée 37:40 Genre Funk …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Controversy — Con tro*ver sy, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Controversy — bezeichnet: Controversy (Album), ein Musikalbum des Sängers Prince aus dem Jahr 1981 Controversy (Lied), ein Lied des Sängers Prince aus dem Jahr 1981 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • controversy — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. controversie or directly from L. controversia, from controversus turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against, from contra against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra)) + versus (see VERSE (Cf. verse)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • controversy — dispute, *argument Analogous words: contention, dissension (see DISCORD): disputation, *argumentation, forensic, debate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • controversy — The stress is always placed on the first syllable in AmE and normally in BrE too, although a variant with stress on the second syllable is becoming increasingly common, despite the strictures of purists. Early stress on words of more than three… …   Modern English usage

  • controversy — [n] debate, dispute altercation, argument, beef*, bickering, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, dissention, embroilment, falling out*, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife,… …   New thesaurus

  • controversy — ► NOUN (pl. controversies) ▪ debate or disagreement about a matter which arouses strongly contrasting opinions. USAGE The second pronunciation, putting the stress on trov , is widely held to be incorrect in standard English. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • controversy — [kän′trə vʉr΄sē] n. pl. controversies [ME controversie < L controversia < controversus, turned in an opposite direction < contra, against + versus: see VERSE] 1. a lengthy discussion of an important question in which opposing opinions… …   English World dictionary

  • controversy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, major ▪ bitter, fierce (esp. BrE), heated, intense, raging ▪ g …   Collocations dictionary

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