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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROVERSE

controverse  [ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROVERSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Controverse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTROVERSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

controverse

Controversy

Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction," from contra – "against" – and vertere – to turn, or versus, hence, "to turn against." The most applicable or well known controversial subjects, topics or areas are politics, religion and sex. Other areas of controversy include history and philosophy. Other minor yet prominent areas of controversy are economics, science, finances, culture, education, the military, society, celebrities, organisation, the media, age, gender, and race. Controversy in matters of theology has traditionally been particularly heated, giving rise to the phrase odium theologicum. Controversial issues are held as potentially divisive in a given society, because they can lead to tension and ill will, as a result they are often taboo to be discussed in the light of company in many cultures.

Definition of controverse in the English dictionary

The definition of controverse in the dictionary is a controversy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTROVERSE


adverse
ˈædvɜːs
autoreverse
ˌɔːtəʊrɪˈvɜːs
averse
əˈvɜːs
biodiverse
ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːs
converse
kənˈvɜːs
covers
ˈkəʊvɜːs
diverse
daɪˈvɜːs
inverse
ɪnˈvɜːs
metaverse
ˈmɛtəˌvɜːs
multiverse
ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs
neckverse
ˈnekˌvɜːs
obverse
ˈɒbvɜːs
perverse
pəˈvɜːs
retroverse
ˈrɛtrəˌvɜːs
reverse
rɪˈvɜːs
transverse
trænzˈvɜːs
traverse
ˈtrævɜːs
Twitterverse
ˈtwɪtəˌvɜːs
universe
ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs
verse
vɜːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROVERSE

controlled
controlled drug
controlled explosion
controller
controllership
controlling
controlling interest
controlment
controls
controversial
controversialism
controversialist
controversially
controversies
controversy
controvert
controverter
controvertible
controvertibly
controvertist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROVERSE

blank verse
chapter and verse
comic verse
disperse
free verse
girdle traverse
heroic verse
immerse
in reverse
inflationary universe
island universe
Leonine verse
light verse
masters of the universe
merse
monodisperse
nonsense verse
perse
Saint-John Perse
terse

Synonyms and antonyms of controverse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «controverse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROVERSE

Find out the translation of controverse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of controverse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «controverse» in English.

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controverse
1,325 millions of speakers

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Controverse
570 millions of speakers

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controverse
510 millions of speakers

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controverse
380 millions of speakers
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controverse
280 millions of speakers

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controverse
278 millions of speakers

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controverse
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controverse
260 millions of speakers

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Controverse
220 millions of speakers

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Controverse
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controverse
180 millions of speakers

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controverse
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controverse
85 millions of speakers

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Controverse
85 millions of speakers
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controverse
80 millions of speakers

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controverse
75 millions of speakers

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Controverse
75 millions of speakers

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controverse
70 millions of speakers

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Controverse
65 millions of speakers

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controverse
50 millions of speakers

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controverse
40 millions of speakers

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controverse
30 millions of speakers
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controverse
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

controverse
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

controverse
10 millions of speakers
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controverse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of controverse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROVERSE»

The term «controverse» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.237 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROVERSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about controverse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROVERSE»

Discover the use of controverse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to controverse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Controverse de L'Apostolicit Des Glises de France Au Xixe Siecle
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Houtin Albert, 2009
2
Vilparis Ou L'otage D'une;Ternelle Controverse
Louis Brunel Brutus. prendre, la politique à Vilparis, c'est comme une campagne contre la propagation de la rage où les chiens atteints de rage, aussi bien que ceuxaccusés subissentles mêmes atrocités. Cette politique se fait, cependant, ...
Louis Brunel Brutus, 2010
3
Royal Dictionary English and French and French and English ...
[relating to controversy] qui a rapport a' la controverse, de controverse. He is learned in — matters, il est savant dans les matières de controverse. V. Con' raovsau. CONTROVERSIALIST 0Lon'-lrô-veiJ-che-liste), s. [controversy-writer, disputant] ...
Charles Fleming, J. Tibbins, 1857
4
La Controverse de L'Apostolicité Des Églises de France Au ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Albert Houtin, 2010
5
Royal Dictionary English and French and French and English
[relating to controversy] qui a rapport a la controverse, dc controverse. He is learned in -— matters, il est servant dans les matiéres do controverse. V. (Iom- aovnsl. CONTROVERSIALIST (hon'dré-veH-cha-lbtc), s. [controversy-Writer. disputaut] ...
Fleming, Tibbins, 1846
6
Des protestantismes en "lusophonie catholique"
Traverses et controverses Traverses et controverses Traverses et controverse Traverses et controverses Traverses et controverses Traverses et controverse Traverses et controverses Traverses et controverses Traverses et controverse ...
‎1998
7
Eastern Crossroads: Essays on Medieval Christian Legacy
controverse. hésychaste. du. XIVe. siècle. à. Byzance. BY Juan NADAL CAÑELLAS Pontificium Institutum Studiorum Orientalium (Rome) Il n'y a pas longtemps j'ai entendu dire à quelqu'un: «Quelle époque la nôtre où il est plus facile ...
Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala, 2007
8
Erwin Schrodinger:
La controverse porte sur la fondation de la science, et plus précisément sur la nécessité d'un axiome anti-solipsiste. 1. Schrôdinger 1.1. L 'axiome fondamental de la science La thèse fondamentale de Schrôdinger est que "les sciences de la  ...
Michel Bitbol, O. DARRIGOL (Ed), 1992
9
Neither Right Nor Left: Fascist Ideology in France
Ibid., 23. See the same formula in Michels, "Controverse socialiste," 280. 125. Michels, "Controverse socialiste," 280-81. 126. Ibid., 281. 127. Ibid. 128. Ibid. 129 . R. Michels, "Les Dangers du parti socialiste allemand," Le Mouve- ment socialiste ...
Zeev Sternhell, 1996
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St Augustine and His Opponents, Other Latin Writers
a exprimé les plus grandes réserves sur le recours à l'autorité d'un auteur donné pour discuter l'orthodoxie d'une doctrine, a elaboré au moment où surgit son dernier adversaire dans la controverse pelagienne un argument qu'il estime plus  ...
M. F. Wiles, E. J. Yarnold, Paul M. Parvis, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROVERSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term controverse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
JF Mercier est-il allé trop loin?
Une controverse que l'humoriste s'explique difficilement. Jean-François Mercier se serait sûrement passé de cette petite tempête de médias ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
2
Revenu de base inconditionnel
Apparemment (chiffre largement soumis à controverse / problème de calcul), y'aurait environ 1/4 de SDF qui travaillent, n'ont rien de ... «Numerama, Jul 15»
3
Après moult tractations et palabres : Benlamri dribble la JSK et le …
Comme son départ de la JSK qui a suscité beaucoup de controverse, lorsqu'on sait qu'il a été libéré par Hannachi quelques heures après ... «El Moudjahid, Jul 15»
4
Pilule du lendemain: une limite de poids?
La controverse viendrait de Santé Canada qui recommande depuis mars 2014 aux femmes en surpoids de se tourner vers d'autres méthodes ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
5
Regardez : "Hercule contre Hermès", de Mohamed Ulad, en version …
Au-delà de la controverse, pour nos rédactions communes cette démarche vise à faire connaître un film qui analyse un débat de société sur ... «Africultures, Jul 15»
6
We filmden bij een van de grootste apentestcentra van Europa …
Desondanks bestaat er veel controverse rondom het centrum. Er staan regelmatig demonstranten voor de deur, en er gaan in de Tweede Kamer stemmen op ... «VICE.com, Jun 15»
7
Une photo de Ryan Reynolds sème la controverse
Blake Lively ne devait pas s'attendre à créer tout en émoi sur la toile en partageant un cliché de son mari Ryan Reynolds pour la fête de Pères. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
8
Après avoir fait plier Apple, Taylor Swift lui offre son album en …
La controverse avait porté sur le nouveau service de streaming qui doit démarrer le 30 juin et pour lequel Apple propose une période d'essai ... «TF1, Jun 15»
9
Obama: les États-Unis ne sont pas guéris du racisme
... et Blancs lors d'un discours à Philadelphie (est), après une controverse sur des propos incendiaires de son ancien pasteur Jeremiah Wright. «Canoë, Jun 15»
10
C'est du terrorisme, disent des experts québécois
... mercredi est clairement un acte «terroriste» selon des experts québécois, alors que ce mot sème toujours la controverse aux États-Unis. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Controverse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/controverse>. May 2024 ».
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