controversy
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controversy
is on the Academic Word List.
Pronunciation
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IPA
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:
/kənˈtrɒvəsi/
or
/ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsi/
(
US
) (
Canada
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈkɑntrəˌvɝsi/
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Noun
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Singular
controversy
Plural
controversies
When there is a
controversy
about
something
,
people
don't
agree
about it and there is a lot of
talking
about it.
There's a
controversy
about whether cars should be allowed to drive in this part of the city.
Newspapers love to write about
controversies
.
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