Definitions of controversial [ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl, -si əl]

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Definition of 'controversial'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) controversial
of, characterized by, or subject to controversy:
a controversial decision.

2. controversial
given to controversy; disputatious.

Etymology: (1575–85; < LL)

Definition of 'controversial'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) controversial
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
"the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"

Definition of 'controversial'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) controversial
≠ uncontroversial
the controversial decision to release the prisoners; The race ended controversially.

Definition of 'controversial'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) controversial
relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity

Translation of 'controversial'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: causing controversy His new book is very controversial.
Afrikaans: omstrede	Arabic: جَدَلي	Bulgarian: спорен
Brazilian: controverso	Czech: sporný, kontroverzní	German: umstritten
Danish: kontroversiel	Greek: αμφιλεγόμενος, επίμαχος	Spanish: controvertido, polémico
Estonian: vastuoluline	Farsi: بحث انگیز	Finnish: kiistanalainen
French: sujetà controverse	Hebrew: שָׁנוּי במַחֲלוֹקֶת	Hindi: विवादस्पद
Croatian: sporan, prijeporan	Hungarian: vitatható, vitatott	Indonesian: kontroversial
Icelandic: umdeildur	Italian: controverso	Japanese: 議論のある
Korean: 논쟁을 일으키는	Lithuanian: diskusinis, polemiškas	Latvian: strīdīgs; apstrīdams
Malay: menimbulkan kontroversi	Dutch: controversia ael	Norwegian: omstridt, kontroversiell
Polish: kontrowersyjny	Persian: بحث انگیز	Pashto: بحثانګیزه
Portuguese: controverso	Romanian: controversat	Russian: вызывающий полемику
Slovak: sporný	Slovenian: sporen	Serbian: kontroverzan
Swedish: kontroversiell	Thai: ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดการโต้แย้ง	Turkish: tartışmalı
Taiwanese: 引發爭議的	Ukrainian: спірний, дискусійний	Urdu: مابه النزاع، متنازع فيه
Vietnamese: gây tranh cãi	Chinese: 引起争议的
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