controverse
Meaning
controversy
Concepts
controversy
debate
argument
disagreement
discussion
dispute
quarrel
tiff
Frequency
Hyphenated as
con‧tro‧ver‧se
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔntroːˈvɛrzə/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia. The current spelling controverse is due to later influence from Middle French and modern French.
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Sentences
Zwarte Piet zorgt recent voor veel controverse .
Zwarte Piet has recently caused a lot of controversy.
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