Meaning

2 senses
  1. Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

    umstritten, kontrovers

    спо́рныйspórnyj, сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj, дискуссио́нныйdiskussiónnyj

    спі́рнийspírnyj, дискусі́йнийdyskusíjnyj

    marked by or capable of arousing controversy

  2. Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.

Examples

89 sentences
  1. This idea is controversial.

    Це суперечлива ідея. — deniko

    ruЭто спорная идея. — odexed

    deDiese Idee ist umstritten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom has published another controversial book.

  3. Tom has written another controversial book.

  4. Sometimes it's just best to avoid topics that might be controversial.

    ruИногда лучше всего избегать тем, которые могут быть спорными. — afyodor

    deManchmal ist es das Beste, Themen zu vermeiden, die strittig sein könnten. — raggione

  5. That's a controversial theory.

    ruЭто противоречивая теория. — marafon

    deDas ist eine strittige Theorie. — raggione

Translations

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Origin

From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis. By surface analysis, controversy +

From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis. By surface analysis, controversy + -al.

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