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adjective
- 1. giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement: "years of wrangling over a controversial bypass"
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adjective. uk / ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃ ə l / us / ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃ ə l / Add to word list. B2. causing disagreement or discussion: a controversial issue / decision / speech / figure. The book was very controversial. Fewer examples. They hold widely divergent opinions on controversial issues like abortion.
The meaning of CONTROVERSIAL is of, relating to, or arousing controversy. How to use controversial in a sentence.
causing disagreement or discussion: a controversial issue / decision / speech / figure. The book was very controversial. Fewer examples. They hold widely divergent opinions on controversial issues like abortion. Eugenics was the central, and most controversial, part of his social philosophy.
Controversial definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical. See examples of CONTROVERSIAL used in a sentence.
Someone or something that is controversial causes intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
Definitions of controversial. adjective. marked by or capable of arousing controversy. “the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial ”. “Rushdie's controversial book”. “a controversial decision on affirmative action”. synonyms: arguable, debatable, disputable, moot. open to argument or debate.
causing a lot of disagreement or argument: a controversial decision / issue. (Definition of controversial from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl/ causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement. a highly controversial topic. one of the most controversial of London’s new office blocks. A controversial plan to build a new road has met with protests. Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures.
If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval. Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.
Define controversial. controversial synonyms, controversial pronunciation, controversial translation, English dictionary definition of controversial. adj. 1. Of, producing, or marked by controversy: a controversial movie; a controversial stand on human rights. 2. Fond of controversy; disputatious....
