controversy
/ˈkɒntrəvəːsi/
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American sound/ˈkɒntrəvəːsi/
controversy
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- 4 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
con - tro - ver - sy -> controversy
Myanmar meaning
(n) အငြင်းအခုံ။အငြင်းပွားမှု။
Full entry
controversy /'kɒntrǝvɜ:si; Brit also kǝn'trɒvǝsi/ n [U,C]
~ (about/ over/ surrounding sth) မကျေနပ်မှု။ အငြင်းပွားမှု။ အငြင်းပွားစရာ။
The appointment of the new director aroused a lot of controversy. ❍ a bitter controversy about/ over the siting of the new airport ❍ the controversy surrounding the minister's decision to resign.
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argument, disagreement, debate, storm, hullabaloo, altercation, beef, bickering, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, dispute, dissention, embroilment, falling-out, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife, tiff, words, wrangle, wrangling
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