controversial
Etymology
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Etymology
From Latin controversia + -al; see controversy.
Pronunciation- (RP) IPA: /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/, /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/
- (America) IPA: /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.sjəl/, /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.si.əl/
- (Australia) IPA: /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/
controversial
- Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC ↗:
- Whole libraries of controversial books.
- French: controversé, polémique
- German: umstritten, kontrovers
- Italian: controverso
- Portuguese: polémico (Portugal), polêmico (Brazil), controverso
- Russian: спо́рный
- Spanish: polémico, controvertido, controversial (Latin America, Anglicism)
controversial (plural controversials)
- (rare) Someone or something that is controversial.
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