controversial (redirected from controversiality)

con·tro·ver·sial  (kntr-vûrshl, -s-l)

adj.

1. Of, producing, or marked by controversy: a controversial movie; a controversial stand on human rights.

2. Fond of controversy; disputatious.

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contro·versial·ist n.

contro·versi·ali·ty (-sh-l-t, -s-) n.

contro·versial·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action" noncontroversial, uncontroversial - not likely to arouse controversy

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controversial

adjective disputed, contended, contentious, at issue, debatable, polemic, under discussion, open to question, hot-button (informal), disputable Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.

Translations

controversial [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl] ADJ → controvertido, polémico
euthanasia is a controversial subject → la eutanasia es un tema controvertido or polémico

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controversial [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜː^rʃ^əl] adj

[issue, plan] → discutable, controversé(e); [decision] → controversé(e); [circumstances] → discutable

[figure] → discuté(e)

[book, film] → controversé(e)
a controversial book → un livre controversé

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controversial

adj speech, person, figure etc → kontrovers; (= debatable) matter, decision also → umstritten, strittig; it is still controversial whether … → es ist immer noch umstritten, ob …; he is deliberately controversial → er gibt sich bewusst kontrovers

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controversial [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃ/əl] adj (subject, speech, decision, book) → controverso/a, discusso/a, che suscita polemiche; (person) → discusso/a, polemico/a

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controversial → جَدَلي kontroverzní kontroversiel umstritten αμφιλεγόμενος polémico kiistanalainen polémique prijeporan controverso 論争の 논쟁의 controversieel kontroversiell kontrowersyjny controverso спорный kontroversiell ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดการโต้แย้ง tartışmalı gây tranh cãi 有争议的