controversial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvøː.ʃəl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.sjəl/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.si.əl/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌkɔ̟n.tɹəˈvøː.ʃɫ̩] (New-Zealand)
- [ˌkɑn.t͡ʃɹəˈvɝ.ʃɫ̩] (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis. By surface analysis, controversy + -al.
Meanings
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Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
MAHER: Well, whatever. I just said we shouldn't have two national anthems. We're one country. It's not a good idea. We've seen what happens in other countries where you have, you know- when you separate things out. That's never where America was. That's never where liberalism was. It was about being a colorblind society. So, a new national anthem? Fine. I'll go for that. But not two. Because that leads down a road we don't wanna go. Applause. KIMMEL: Do you feel like... MAHER: Thank you. KIMMEL: Hey there's a lot of fear in the air and generally, you don't want to be caught applauding something that might be controversial. MAHER: I couldn't give a fuck. KIMMEL: I wasn't talking about you.
2021 September 16, Bill Maher, 7:52 from the start, in Bill Maher on Getting Anger from Both Sides, Our Divided Country & Norm Macdonald’s Passing, Jimmy Kimmel Live!:Whole libraries of controversial books.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
- Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most controversial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| controversional | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| more controversial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
non-controversial · incontrovertible · uncontroversial · noncontroversial
Deriveds
postcontroversial · controversialize · controversially · precontroversial · controversialism · controversialness
Relateds
controversy · controversialist · controversiality · controvertible · controverter · controvert
Synonyms
contested · contentious · hot
Translations (87)
hu vitás (arousing controversy) · mi whakawehewehe (arousing controversy) · mi kūraruraru (arousing controversy) · pt controverso (arousing controversy) · sh kontrovèrzan (arousing controversy) · kk таласты (arousing controversy) · ga aighneasach (arousing controversy) · es controvertido (arousing controversy) · lv pretrunīgs (arousing controversy) · ru дискуссио́нный (arousing controversy) · gd connspaideach (arousing controversy) · uk дискусі́йний (arousing controversy) · cs kontroverzní (arousing controversy) · et vastuoluline (arousing controversy) · hu vitatott (arousing controversy) · da kontroversiel (arousing controversy) · ca controvertit (arousing controversy) · hu sok vitát kiváltó (arousing controversy) · sk kontraverzný (arousing controversy) · ar مَحَل جَدَل (arousing controversy) · id kontroversial (arousing controversy) · ro controversabil (arousing controversy) · hy վիճահարույց (arousing controversy) · de umstritten (arousing controversy) · kk жанжалды (arousing controversy) · pt polémico (arousing controversy) · fy kontroversjeel (arousing controversy) · hu nagy port kavaró (arousing controversy) · ar مُثِيرٌ لِلْجَدَل (arousing controversy) · pt polêmico (arousing controversy) · fo umstríddur (arousing controversy) · it controverso (arousing controversy) · el αμφιλεγόμενος (arousing controversy) · de kontrovers (arousing controversy) · da omstridt (arousing controversy) · nn kontroversiell (arousing controversy) · sv kontroversiell (arousing controversy) · ko 논쟁의 여지가있는 (arousing controversy) · kk даулы (arousing controversy) · hu ellentmondásos (arousing controversy) · pl kontrowersyjny (arousing controversy) · tr ihtilaflı (arousing controversy) · km ចម្រូងចម្រាស់ (arousing controversy) · be спо́рны (arousing controversy) · cmn 有爭議 /有争议 (arousing controversy) · ro discutabil (arousing controversy) · uk спі́рний (arousing controversy) · lv strīdīgs (arousing controversy) · tr tartışmalı (arousing controversy) · es controvertible (arousing controversy) · cy dadleuol (arousing controversy) · es polémico (arousing controversy) · is umdeildur (arousing controversy) · nb kontroversiell (arousing controversy) · fi kiistelty (arousing controversy) · cs sporný (arousing controversy) · nb omstridd (arousing controversy) · sk sporný (arousing controversy) · lv kontroversiāls (arousing controversy) · be спрэ́чны (arousing controversy) · ka საკამათო (arousing controversy) · ga conspóideach (arousing controversy) · bg спо́рен (arousing controversy) · hu megosztó (arousing controversy) · la contrōversus (arousing controversy) · ja 論争の的の (arousing controversy) · nb omstridt (arousing controversy) · sv omstridd (arousing controversy) · he שָׁנוּי בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת (arousing controversy) · ca polèmic (arousing controversy) · tr çelişmeli (arousing controversy) · nl omstreden (arousing controversy) · ru спо́рный (arousing controversy) · az mübahisəli (arousing controversy) · nn omstridd (arousing controversy) · hi विवादास्पद (arousing controversy) · fr polémique (arousing controversy) · fr controversé (arousing controversy) · ro polemizat (arousing controversy) · gd connsachail (arousing controversy) · gu વિવાદાસ્પદ (arousing controversy) · ru сомни́тельный (arousing controversy) · gl controvertido (arousing controversy) · es controversial (arousing controversy) · ro controversat (arousing controversy) · fi kiistanalainen (arousing controversy) · eo polemika (arousing controversy)