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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
controversies |
| definition 1: |
a dispute, esp. a public one, marked by the expression of opposing views; debate.
The proposal to tear down the old city hall building caused a major controversy in town.
- synonyms:
- debate, dispute
- similar words:
- contention, disputation, hot potato, polemics
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| definition 2: |
a quarrel or argument.
Let's not have any more controversies over money.
- synonyms:
- altercation, argument, disagreement, dispute, quarrel
- similar words:
- bicker, brawl, broil, fight, row, ruckus, rumpus, run-in, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
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| related words: |
affair, altercation, argument, conflict, furor, uproar |
adjective + (n.)controversy
bitter,
considerable,
continuing,
current,
ensuing,
ethical,
explosive,
fierce,
generating,
growing,
heated,
intense,
judicial,
long-standing,
nasty,
ongoing,
raging,
recent,
scientific,
simmering,
spotted,
stirring,
theological
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verb + (n.)controversy
arouse,
avoid,
cause,
court,
create,
defuse,
embroil,
engender,
evoke,
fuel,
generate,
ignite,
mire,
occasion,
overshadow,
provoke,
quell,
resolve,
spark,
spawn,
spur,
stir,
thrive,
trigger,
weather
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(n.)controversy
+ verb
arise, brew, center, concern, debate, dog, engulf, ensue, erupt, explode, heat, involve, obscure, plague, prompt, rage, stem, surround, swirl
noun + (n.)controversy
abortion,
cartoon,
cloning,
confusion,
debate,
ethics,
firestorm,
fund-raising,
gay,
immigration,
lightning,
midst,
owl,
pardon,
publicity,
quarterback,
rod,
storm,
stranger,
subject,
wake
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The word controversy
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
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