Controversy - English meaning

noun

A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

Usage examples:

I had an altercation with the ticket collector

noun

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Usage examples:

I've had an argument with my father

verb

Argue about petty and trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce

noun

Arguments about things that are not important

Usage examples:

I'm tired of their constant bickering., the group finally elected a leader after several days of bi…

noun

Heated disagreement.

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The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries

noun

Disagreement resulting from opposing arguments

Usage examples:

Their refusal to sign the treaty remains a source of contention between the two countries., [ + tha…

noun

A formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote.

Usage examples:

Last night's debate on the education bill

verb

Argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.

Usage examples:

Mps debated the issue in the commons

noun

A discussion, esp. one in which several people with different opinions about something discuss them seriously, or the process of discussing something

Usage examples:

[ u ] education is always a topic of interest and public debate., [ i ] congress debated for severa…

noun

Lack of consensus or approval.

Usage examples:

There was some disagreement about the details

noun

A situation in which people have different opinions, or an inability to agree

Usage examples:

[ c ] the candidates had few disagreements about the major issues.

noun

Debate or argument.

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Promoting consensus rather than disputation

noun

Disagreement or debate (= formal discussion of a topic on which people disagree)

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In religious disputation, there is no place for insult or invective., this led to long legal disput…

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb

Argue about (something).

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The point has been much disputed

noun

An argument or disagreement

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[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

noun

Disagreement that leads to discord.

Usage examples:

These issues caused bitter dissension in the party

noun

Strong disagreement, esp. within an organization

Usage examples:

There was a good deal of dissension within women’s rights organizations about setting political goa…

noun

A speech or piece of writing expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something.

Usage examples:

His polemic against the cultural relativism of the sixties

adjective

A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

Usage examples:

His polemic against the cultural relativism of the sixties

noun

A piece of writing or a speech in which a person argues forcefully for or against someone or something

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A series of polemical essays

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

verb

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

verb

Have a heated argument or disagreement.

Usage examples:

Stop quarrelling with your sister

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

noun

A noisy quarrel about something trivial.

Usage examples:

Family squabbles

verb

Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.

Usage examples:

The boys were squabbling over a ball

noun

A disagreement, often about an unimportant matter

Usage examples:

Family squabbles with your brothers and sisters, they squabbled about how the money would be spent.

verb

Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.

Usage examples:

The boys were squabbling over a ball

noun

A noisy quarrel about something trivial.

Usage examples:

Family squabbles

verb

Present participle of squabble

Usage examples:

When small children are tired they are more likely to squabble with each other., they are still squ…

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

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These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.

Usage examples:

An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

verb

To argue, often in a noisy or angry way

Usage examples:

We have been wrangling with the management for weeks over parking spaces for employees.

noun

Engagement in a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

Weeks of political wrangling

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

noun

Arguments, especially ones that continue for a long time

Usage examples:

The new overtime rule generated months of political wrangling., experts expect considerable legal w…