controversial

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

debatable

contentious

argumentative

polemic

arguable

disputable

disputed

polemical

questionable

moot

contestable

controvertible

open to question

challengeable

controversy

delicate

disputatious

dubious

litigious

non-controversial

objectionable

controversal

agonistic

Translations

controverso

controversé

controvertido

umstritten

polémico

kontrovers

polémico

controverso

polémique

polêmico

αμφιλεγόμενος

controvertit

خلافي

polèmic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/

Etymology

From Latin controversia (“controversy”) + -al; see controversy.

Sentences

As such , the term " guru " is a controversial one .