English-Thai Dictionary

controversy

N การโต้เถียง อย่างรุนแรง  contention debate quarrel kan-tol-tiang-yang-run-raeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTROVERSY

n.[L. See Controvert. ] 1. Dispute; debate; agitation of contrary opinions. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. Dispute is often or generally a debate of short duration, a temporary debate; a controversy is often oral and sometimes continued in books or in law for months or years.
This left no room for controversy, about the title.
Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. 1 Timothy 3:16.
2. A suit in law; a case in which opposing parties contend for their respective claims before a tribunal.
And by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried. Deuteronomy 21:5.
3. Dispute; opposition carried on.
The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. Jeremiah 25:31.
4. Opposition; resistance.
And stemming [the torrent ] with hearts of controversy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTROVERSY

Con "tro *ver `sy, n.; pl. Controversies. Etym: [L. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro- = contra + versus, p.p. of vertere to turn. See Verse. ]

 

1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. This left no room for controversy about the title. Locke. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. Johnson.

 

2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. Jer. xxv. 31.

 

3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs. ] When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment. 2 Sam. xv. 2.

 

Syn. -- Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation; contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

controversy

con tro ver sy |ˈkäntrəˌvərsē ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi | ▶noun ( pl. controversies ) disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated: he sometimes caused controversy because of his forceful views | the announcement ended a protracted controversy. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin controversia, from controversus ‘turned against, disputed, ’ from contro- (variant of contra- ‘against ’) + versus, past participle of vertere ‘to turn. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

controversy

controversy |ˈkɒntrəvəːsi, kənˈtrɒvəsi | ▶noun ( pl. controversies ) [ mass noun ] prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion: the design of the building has caused controversy | [ count noun ] : the announcement ended a protracted controversy. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin controversia, from controversus ‘turned against, disputed ’, from contro- (variant of contra- ‘against ’) + versus, past participle of vertere ‘to turn ’. usage: There are two possible pronunciations of the word controversy: one puts the stress on the con- and the other puts it on the -trov-. The second pronunciation, though common, is still widely held to be incorrect in standard English.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

controversy

controversy noun being drawn into the political controversy: disagreement, dispute, argument, debate, dissension, contention, disputation, altercation, wrangle, wrangling, quarrel, quarreling, war of words, storm; cause célèbre; informal hot potato, minefield.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

controversy

controversy noun he refused to be drawn into the political controversy | a major controversy in education: disagreement, dispute, argument, debate, dissension, contention, disputation, altercation, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, war of words, storm; wrangling, quarrelling, squabbling, bickering; polemic; French cause célèbre; Brit. informal row; rare velitation. ANTONYMS agreement, accord.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

controversy

con tro ver sy /kɑ́ntrəvə̀ː r si |kɔ́n -, kəntrɔ́vəsi / (! ｟英 ｠では /kəntrɔ́vəsi /の発音が多くなりつつある ) 名詞 複 -sies /-z /U C 【計画 決定などについての 】論争 , 議論 , 論議 ; (特に紙上での )論戦 ; 激論 , 口論 (quarrel ) (!しばしば一般大衆を巻き込んだ長期的議論をさす ) «over , surrounding , about » ▸ the controversy over [surrounding ] genetically modified foods 遺伝子組み換え食品の論争 ▸ There remains considerable controversy about how to treat lung cancer .肺癌 （はいがん ）の治療法についてはまだかなり議論の余地がある ▸ cause controversy 論争を引き起こす ▸ enter into a controversy with A Aと論争を始める .