Controversy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛɾaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒntɹəvˌɜːsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒntɹəvˌɜːsi/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛɾaɪz/.

Examples

they were involved in a violent argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disceptation contention arguing argument contestation tilt disputation

Parts of Speech

noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement “they were involved in a violent argument”

Word Forms

controversial	adjective	marked by or capable of arousing controversy
contentious	adjective	involving or likely to cause controversy; - Tim W.Ferfuson
contend	verb	have an argument about something
contest	verb	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
dispute	verb	have a disagreement over something
argue	verb	have an argument about something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kontroverse

ein umstrittener Sprechakt; ein Streit, bei dem es starke Meinungsverschiedenheiten gibt

🇫🇷French

controverse

un acte de langage controversé ; un différend où il existe un fort désaccord

🇪🇸Spanish

controversia

un acto de habla polémico; una disputa donde hay un fuerte desacuerdo

🇮🇹Italian

controversia

un atto linguistico controverso; una controversia in cui vi è un forte disaccordo

🇳🇱Dutch

controverse

een controversiële taalhandeling; een geschil waarbij er sprake is van een sterke onenigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

controvérsia

um ato de fala controverso; uma disputa onde há forte desacordo

🇷🇺Russian

полемика

спорный речевой акт; спор, в котором имеются серьезные разногласия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवाद

एक विवादास्पद भाषण अधिनियम; ऐसा विवाद जहां तीव्र असहमति हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতর্ক

একটি বিতর্কিত বক্তৃতা আইন; একটি বিরোধ যেখানে শক্তিশালী মতবিরোধ আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சர்ச்சை

ஒரு சர்ச்சைக்குரிய பேச்சு செயல்; வலுவான கருத்து வேறுபாடு உள்ள ஒரு சர்ச்சை

🇮🇳Telugu

వివాదం

వివాదాస్పద ప్రసంగ చట్టం; బలమైన అసమ్మతి ఉన్న వివాదం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाद

वादग्रस्त भाषण कृती; विवाद जेथे तीव्र मतभेद आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિવાદ

વિવાદાસ્પદ ભાષણ અધિનિયમ; એક વિવાદ જ્યાં મજબૂત મતભેદ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವಾದ

ವಿವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾಷಣ ಕಾಯಿದೆ; ಬಲವಾದ ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವಿರುವ ವಿವಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവാദം

ഒരു വിവാദ പ്രസംഗ പ്രവർത്തനം; ശക്തമായ വിയോജിപ്പുള്ള ഒരു തർക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਵਾਦ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਵਾਦਪੂਰਨ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਐਕਟ; ਇੱਕ ਵਿਵਾਦ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنازعہ

ایک متنازعہ تقریر ایکٹ؛ ایک تنازعہ جہاں شدید اختلاف ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争议

有争议的言语行为；存在强烈分歧的争议

🇯🇵Japanese

論争

物議を醸すような言論行為。強い意見の相違がある論争

🇰🇷Korean

논쟁

논쟁적인 언어 행위; 강한 의견 차이가 있는 분쟁

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tranh cãi

một hành động lời nói gây tranh cãi; một cuộc tranh chấp nơi có sự bất đồng mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

การโต้เถียง

การพูดโต้แย้ง; ข้อพิพาทที่มีความขัดแย้งอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontroversi

tindak tutur yang kontroversial; perselisihan dimana terdapat perbedaan pendapat yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

kontrobersya

isang pinagtatalunang speech act; isang pagtatalo kung saan may matinding hindi pagkakasundo

🇲🇾Malay

kontroversi

perbuatan ucapan yang menimbulkan perbalahan; pertikaian di mana terdapat perselisihan yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجدل

فعل خطاب مثير للجدل؛ نزاع حيث يوجد خلاف قوي

🇮🇷Persian

جنجال

یک عمل گفتاری بحث برانگیز؛ اختلافی که در آن اختلاف نظر شدید وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

tartışma

çekişmeli bir konuşma eylemi; güçlü bir anlaşmazlığın olduğu bir anlaşmazlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחֲלוֹקֶת

מעשה דיבור שנוי במחלוקת; מחלוקת שבה יש מחלוקת עזה

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