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controversies Definition


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controversy
noun
    controversies
    1. A usually long-standing dispute or argument, especially one where there is a strong difference of opinion.
      Thesaurus: debate, argument, strife, dissension, polemic, quarrel, wrangling; Antonym: accord, agreement.
Derivative: controversial
adj
    (of a topic) generating a strong difference of opinion
      Thesaurus: debatable, suspect, dubious, disputable, questionable, arguable, problematic, doubtful, controvertible; Antonym: certain.
Derivative: controversialist
noun
    Derivative: controversially
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c: from Latin contra against + vertere to turn.



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