controversy meaning

'Controversy' significa 'un desacuerdo o discusión pública sobre un tema que genera opiniones divididas'.

controversy :

Disputa, desacuerdo

Sustantivo

▪ The new policy caused a lot of controversy.

▪ La nueva política causó mucha controversia.

▪ There was controversy over the decision.

▪ Hubo controversia sobre la decisión.

paraphrasing

▪ dispute – disputa

▪ debate – debate

▪ argument – argumento

▪ disagreement – desacuerdo

Pronunciation

controversy [ˈkɒn.trəˌvɜː.si]

El sustantivo tiene el acento en la primera sílaba "con", y se pronuncia como "kon-truh-vur-see".

Common phrases and grammar about controversy

controversy - Common meaningn

Sustantivo
Disputa, desacuerdo

Part of Speech Changes for controversy

▪ controversial (adjetivo) – polémico, controvertido

▪ uncontroversial (adjetivo) – no polémico

Common Expressions with controversy

▪ cause controversy – causar controversia

▪ spark controversy – desatar controversia

▪ avoid controversy – evitar controversia

▪ resolve controversy – resolver controversia

Important examples of controversy in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

En las preguntas de vocabulario del TOEIC, "controversy" se presenta principalmente en contextos de discusiones o desacuerdos públicos.

▪The decision led to a major controversy.
▪La decisión llevó a una gran controversia.

Ejemplo de palabra fácilmente confundible: conversation (conversación)

▪The decision led to a major conversation.
▪La decisión llevó a una gran conversación.
‘controversy’ significa “controversia” y se utiliza para referirse a un desacuerdo público o debate sobre un tema.
‘conversation’ significa “conversación” y se refiere a un intercambio de ideas o diálogo, lo cual no implica necesariamente desacuerdo o debate. Por lo tanto, ‘controversy’ es la opción adecuada en este contexto.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

"Controversy" es un sustantivo que a menudo se examina en contextos donde se discuten temas polémicos.

▪The policy has been surrounded by controversy.
▪La política ha estado rodeada de controversia.

controversy

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

"stir up controversy" significa "provocar controversia" y se usa frecuentemente cuando una acción genera un debate público.

▪His comments stirred up controversy.
▪Sus comentarios provocaron controversia.

"court controversy" significa "buscar controversia" y se usa cuando alguien actúa de manera que probablemente cause desacuerdo.

▪The artist courts controversy with her work.
▪La artista busca controversia con su obra.

Differences between similar words and controversy

controversy

,

dispute

differences

"Controversy" se refiere a un desacuerdo público prolongado, mientras que "dispute" es un desacuerdo o discusión entre dos partes.

controversy
▪The book sparked controversy among readers.
▪El libro desató controversia entre los lectores.
dispute
▪The neighbors had a dispute over the fence.
▪Los vecinos tuvieron una disputa sobre la cerca.

controversy

,

debate

differences

"Controversy" implica un desacuerdo que puede ser acalorado, mientras que "debate" es una discusión estructurada sobre un tema.

controversy
▪The proposal led to a heated controversy.
▪Los candidatos tuvieron un debate sobre el cambio climático.
debate
▪The candidates had a debate on climate change.
▪Los candidatos tuvieron un debate sobre el cambio climático.

Words with the same origin as controversy

The origin of controversy

"Controversy" proviene del latín "controversia", que significa "disputa" o "debate".

Word structure

Está compuesto por el prefijo "contra" (opuesto), la raíz "vers" (girar), y el sufijo "y" (sustantivo), formando la idea de "girar en oposición".

Words with the same origin

La raíz de "controversy" es "vers" (girar). Palabras con la misma raíz incluyen "reverse" (revertir), "convert" (convertir), "diverse" (diverso), etc.

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