Controvert — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be resistant to

prove to be false or incorrect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛvɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛvɪt/.

Examples

The board opposed his motion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rebut refute contradict oppose

Parts of Speech

verb	be resistant to “The board opposed his motion”
verb	prove to be false or incorrect

Word Forms

opponent	adjective	characterized by active hostility
opposer	noun	someone who offers opposition
refutation	noun	any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
refuter	noun	a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument
rebutter	noun	a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anfechten

resistent sein gegen

🇫🇷French

controverser

être résistant à

🇪🇸Spanish

contradecir

ser resistente a

🇮🇹Italian

controverso

essere resistente a

🇳🇱Dutch

controversieel

resistent zijn tegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

controverso

ser resistente a

🇷🇺Russian

спорить

быть устойчивым к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवादी

के प्रति प्रतिरोधी हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতর্ক

প্রতিরোধী হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

சர்ச்சைக்குரிய

எதிர்க்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వివాదాస్పదుడు

నిరోధకతను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वादग्रस्त

ला प्रतिरोधक व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિવાદ

પ્રતિરોધક બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ

ನಿರೋಧಕವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവാദമാക്കുക

പ്രതിരോധിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਵਾਦ

ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਰੋਧਕ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنازعہ

کے خلاف مزاحم ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争议者

能够抵抗

🇯🇵Japanese

論争家

に抵抗する

🇰🇷Korean

다투다

~에 저항하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tranh cãi

có thể chống lại

🇹🇭Thai

แย้ง

ทนต่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertentangan dgn

tahan terhadap

🇵🇭Filipino

kontrobersya

maging lumalaban sa

🇲🇾Malay

kontroversi

tahan terhadap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معارضة

تكون مقاومة ل

🇮🇷Persian

مناقشه

مقاوم باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtilaflı

dayanıklı olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעורר מחלוקת

להיות עמיד בפני

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