controversial

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Causing people to argue or disagree.

Meaning of «controversial»

adjective

causing people to argue or disagree

The mayor made a controversial decision about the new tax.

Translation

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«controversial» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

causing or open to argument

controversialmakes many people argue or get angryThe new law is very controversial.

debatablenot certain; people can argue both sidesWhether homework helps is debatable.

questionablemaybe wrong, not honest, or not a good ideaThat is a questionable decision for a manager.

Collections

Expressing Attitudes › Disagreement & Objection

causing people to argue or disagree

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