controversy
Plural: controversies
Noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contrōversus (“turned in an opposite direction”).
Synonyms
arguing, argument, contention, contestation, disceptation, disputation, tilt, altercation, argy-bargy, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, quarrel, quibble, row, spat, squabble, tangle, threap, tiff, wrangle
Scrabble Score: 19
controversy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcontroversy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
controversy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary