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controversial

/kɒntrəˈvəːʃ(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/kɒntrəˈvəːʃ(ə)l/
kɒntrəˈvəːʃəl
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
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Schwa vowel
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kɒntrə - ˈvəːʃəl -> controversial

Myanmar meaning

(adj) အငြင်းပွားဖွယ်။

Full entry

controversial /kɒntrǝ'vɜ:ʃl/ adj

အငြင်းပွားဖွယ်။
a controversial figure/ decision/ book. controversially /-ʃǝli/ adv

More examples
  • Controversial plans to build a new motorway
  • [a controversial issue/topic/proposal/decision] : We tried to stay away from controversial topics at the dinner party.
  • The president’s wife was a powerful and controversial figure.
Synonyms
contentious, notorious, divisive, hot, arguable, argumentative, at issue, contended, contestable, controvertible, debatable, debateable, debated, disputable, disputatious, disputed, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, fire eating, fire-eating, having a chip on one's shoulder, heated, in dispute, litigious, litigiousness, moot, open to discussion, open to question, polemic, polemical, provocative, questionable, scandalous, spiky, suspect, uncertain, under discussion
Antonyms
agreeable, certain, definite, incontrovertible, peaceful, sure, uncontroversial, undisputed, undoubted, unquestionable
Cross references
contentiousnotoriousdivisivehotarguableargumentativeat issuecontendedcontestablecontrovertibledebatabledebateabledebateddisputabledisputatiousdisputeddoubtabledoubtfuldubiousdubitablefire eatingfire-eatinghaving a chip on one's shoulderheatedin disputelitigiouslitigiousnessmoot
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