Controversies definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary

Controversies definition: dispute , argument, or debate , esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'controversies'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× controversiesinBritishEnglish pluralnounSeecontroversy CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers   controversyinBritishEnglish (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ ,kənˈtrɒvəsɪ ) nounWordforms:plural-sies dispute,argument,ordebate,esponeconcerningamatteraboutwhichthereisstrongdisagreementandesponecarriedoninpublicorinthepress CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformscontroversial(ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl )adjective controversialism(ˌcontroˈversialˌism)noun controversialist(ˌcontroˈversialist)noun controversially(ˌcontroˈversially)adverb WordoriginC14:fromLatincontrōversia,fromcontrōversusturnedinanoppositedirection,fromcontra-+verteretoturn Examplesof'controversies'inasentence controversies Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Asoftenwithliterarycontroversies,theeffectsofcriticismwerebeneficialforallconcerned.AlanJuddTHEDEVIL'SOWNWORK(2002)Hissubsequentcareerwouldhaveitsshareofcontroversiesandchallenges.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Thearrivalandproliferationofnewluxuryfooditemslenturgencytotheircontroversies.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2013)Therehavealsobeenalongstringofcontroversies.TheSun(2013)Mostfixtureshaveproducedacuriousblendofsterilefootballbutpotentcontroversies.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Theincidentprovokedoneofthebiggestcontroversiesofthewar.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Recentdopingcontroversies,hesaid,hadpromptedhimtobeginamemoir.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Notthatthisseriesislikelytohavecontroversiesinthemannerofyesteryear.Times,SundayTimes(2008) Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'higherself' NEWfromCollins! 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