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controversy
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controversy
n.
disagreement, debate, argument
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Controversy
Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction," from contra – "against" – and vertere – to turn, or versus (see ), hence, "to turn against."
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controversy
Noun
1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(synonym) contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
(hypernym) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
(hyponym) argy-bargy, argle-bargle
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controversy
n.
kontroverze; spor
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controversy
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kontrowersja
