controversial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.

noun

Someone or something (such as a matter or an argument) that is controversial.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-controversial.wav /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/ [ˌkɑn.t͡ʃɹəˈvɝ.ʃɫ̩] /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.sjəl/ /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.si.əl/ /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvøː.ʃəl/ [ˌkɔ̟n.tɹəˈvøː.ʃɫ̩]

Word forms

controversial more controversial most controversial controversional controversials

Etymology

From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis. By surface analysis, controversy + -al.

Synonyms

contentious contested

Antonyms

incontrovertible non-controversial noncontroversial uncontroversial

Related words

controversialist controversiality controversy controvert controverter controvertible debatable disputable disputatious polemical

Derived words

controversialism controversialize controversially controversialness postcontroversial precontroversial

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