controversy

Definition of controversy

Nouns

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

Synonyms:: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, disceptation, disputation, tilt

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; argle-bargle, argy-bargy
a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument; firestorm
an outburst of controversy; sparring
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage; polemic
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); fight
an intense verbal dispute

Type of:: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
a disagreement or argument about something important

Vocabulary Lists for controversy

unfirm
accoutre
unbrace
preform
soothsayer

Cicadidae
achondrite
alluviation
arability
genus Accipiter

health care
insurance
insurance company
affordable
health insurance

abandon
abstract
academy
access
accommodate

chameleon
repertoire
corroborate
quell
douse

scimitar
lilliputian
observe
middle finger
metropolis

denigrate
redistribute
adulterate
alternatively
amputate

compulsory process
cruel and unusual punishment
re-examine
probable cause
criminal prosecution

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