Controversy

Controversy
Controversy Con"tro*ver`sy, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. [1913 Webster]

This left no room for controversy about the title. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. [1913 Webster]

The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer. xxv. 31. [1913 Webster]

3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment. --2 Sam. xv. 2.

Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation; contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel. [1913 Webster]


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  • controversy — con·tro·ver·sy / kän trə ˌvər sēBrit alsokən trä vər sē/ n pl sies 1: a state of dispute or disagreement suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars U.S. Constitution amend. VII 2: a civil action involving a… …   Law dictionary

  • Controversy — Album par Prince Sortie 14 octobre 1981 Enregistrement 1981 Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound Durée 37:40 Genre Funk …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Controversy — bezeichnet: Controversy (Album), ein Musikalbum des Sängers Prince aus dem Jahr 1981 Controversy (Lied), ein Lied des Sängers Prince aus dem Jahr 1981 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • controversy — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. controversie or directly from L. controversia, from controversus turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against, from contra against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra)) + versus (see VERSE (Cf. verse)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • controversy — dispute, *argument Analogous words: contention, dissension (see DISCORD): disputation, *argumentation, forensic, debate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • controversy — The stress is always placed on the first syllable in AmE and normally in BrE too, although a variant with stress on the second syllable is becoming increasingly common, despite the strictures of purists. Early stress on words of more than three… …   Modern English usage

  • controversy — [n] debate, dispute altercation, argument, beef*, bickering, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, dissention, embroilment, falling out*, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife,… …   New thesaurus

  • controversy — ► NOUN (pl. controversies) ▪ debate or disagreement about a matter which arouses strongly contrasting opinions. USAGE The second pronunciation, putting the stress on trov , is widely held to be incorrect in standard English. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • controversy — [kän′trə vʉr΄sē] n. pl. controversies [ME controversie < L controversia < controversus, turned in an opposite direction < contra, against + versus: see VERSE] 1. a lengthy discussion of an important question in which opposing opinions… …   English World dictionary

  • controversy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, major ▪ bitter, fierce (esp. BrE), heated, intense, raging ▪ g …   Collocations dictionary

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