controversial
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controversial
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ UK
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/ UK
- /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/ US
- [ˌkɑn.t͡ʃɹəˈvɝ.ʃɫ̩] US
- /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.sjəl/ US
- /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.si.əl/ US
- /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ Australia
- /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvøː.ʃəl/ New Zealand
- [ˌkɔ̟n.tɹəˈvøː.ʃɫ̩] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis. By surface analysis, controversy + -al.
adjective more controversial · most controversial · controversional
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Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
Whole libraries of controversial books.
Similar: hot
- Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
Similar: contentious, contested · Opposite: incontrovertible, non-controversial, noncontroversial, uncontroversial
noun controversials · controversional
- Someone or something (such as a matter or an argument) that is controversial. No fundamental doctrine was omitted. Controversials were carefully avoided. Whether any blessing attended these attempts, will be known at the last day.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: polemic, contentious, polemical, disputed, disputable, debatable, moot, arguable, contested, controversy, disagreement, dispute, conflictual, conflictive, contestable, conflicting
adjective
Similar: contentious, contested · Opposite: incontrovertible, non-controversial, noncontroversial, uncontroversial
Translations
Every language
adj arousing controversy
| Español | polémico, controvertido, controversial, controvertible |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 논쟁의 여지가있는 nonjaeng'ui yeojigainneun |
| 日本語 | 論争の的の |
| 中文 | 有爭議 /有争议 yǒuzhēngyì |
| हिन्दी | विवादास्पद vivādāspad |
| Português | polémico, polêmico, controverso |
| Français | controversé, polémique |
| Deutsch | umstritten, kontrovers |
| Italiano | controverso |
| Ελληνικά | αμφιλεγόμενος amfilegómenos |
| Română | controversabil, controversat, discutabil, polemizat |
| Русский | спо́рный spórnyj, сомни́тельный somnítelʹnyj, дискуссио́нный diskussiónnyj |
| العربية | مُثِيرٌ لِلْجَدَل muṯīrun liljadal, مَحَل جَدَل maḥal jadal |
| עברית | שָׁנוּי בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת shanúy bemaḥlóqet |
Talk about this word "controversial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/controversial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. controversial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/controversial "controversial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/controversial.Cite this
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title = {controversial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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