controversy

noun
/kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/

A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; strife.

Related words

cybercontroversy
manufactroversy
noncontroversy
nontroversy
postcontroversy
precontroversy
controversial
Hesychast controversy
pseudo-controversy
teach the controversy

Example sentences

“It's a made-up controversy.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "contrōversia" (debate, contention, controversy).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “controversy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.