different between controversial vs disputed

English

Etymology

Latin controversia (“controversy”) + -al; see controversy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?n.tr??v??.??l/, /?k?n.t???v??.sj?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?n.t???v?.??l/
• Hyphenation: con?tro?ver?sial

Adjective

controversial (comparative more controversial, superlative most controversial)

1. Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.

   • Whole libraries of controversial books.

Usage notes

• Nouns often used with "controversial": topic, subject, work, author, method, etc.

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Further reading

• controversial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• controversial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Spanish

Adjective

controversial (plural controversiales)

1. (Latin America) controversial

   Synonym: controvertido

Derived terms

• controversialmente

Related terms

• controversia

Further reading

• “controversial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?pju?t?d/
• Hyphenation: dis?put?ed

Adjective

disputed (comparative more disputed, superlative most disputed)

1. Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

   The theory, though common, was widely disputed.

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Verb

disputed

1. simple past tense and past participle of dispute

   They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.

Derived terms

• disputedly