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controversy

//kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for controversy

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Forms

Plural: controversies

Definitions

1.A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3417

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

argument

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Italic *-teros

Proto-Italic *komterosder.

Proto-Italic *komterād

Latin contrā

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ttós

Proto-Italic *worssosder.

Latin vorsusder.

Latin versus

Latin contrōversus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin contrōversia

Old French controversiebor.

Middle English controversie

English controversy

From Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contrōversus (“turned in an opposite direction”).

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Wiktionary (Wiktextract) (CC BY-SA)
Princeton WordNet (WordNet License)
Tatoeba (CC BY)
COCA / wordfrequency.info (derived frequency bands only)

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