Controversy
61controversy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contention, dispute, argument, discord, discussion, debate, quarrel, wrangle, altercation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. contention, debate, disagreement, quarrel; see discussion 1 , dispute . See Synonym… …
62controversy — see VERSE …
63controversy — con·tro·ver·sy || kÉ’ntrÉ™vÉœËsɪ n. disagreement, debate, argument …
64controversy — [ kɒntrəvə:si, kən trɒvəsi] noun (plural controversies) prolonged public disagreement or heated debate. Origin ME: from L. controversia, from controversus turned against, disputed . Usage The second pronunciation, putting the stress on trov , is… …
65controversy — n. 1. Discussion, dispute, disputation, debate, polemics, altercation, logomachy, war of words, strife of words. 2. Lawsuit, suit at law, process in law …
66controversy — n 1. dispute, disagreement, altercation, war of words, contestation, verbal feud, difference of opinion, heated exchange, logomachy; debate, discussion, polemics, argumentation, disputation, pil pul; fine point, question at hand, moot point,… …
67controversy — con·tro·ver·sy …
68controversy — noun Syn: dispute, disagreement, argument, debate, contention, quarrel, war of words, storm; Brit.; informal row …
69controversy — con•tro•ver•sy [[t]ˈkɒn trəˌvɜr si[/t]] brit. also [[t]kənˈtrɒv ər si[/t]] n. pl. sies 1) a public dispute concerning a matter of opinion 2) contention, strife, or argument • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L contrōversia=contrōvers(us)… …
70controversy — /ˈkɒntrəvɜsi / (say kontruhversee), /kənˈtrɒvəsi / (say kuhn trovuhsee), /ˈkɒntrəvəsi/ (say kontruhvuhsee) noun (plural controversies) 1. dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion. 2. an instance of this; a… …
