different between controvertible vs controversy

English

Etymology

controvert +? -ible

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v?t?bl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v??t?bl?/
• Hyphenation: con?tro?vert?i?ble

Adjective

controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)

1. Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.

   Synonym: disputable

   Antonym: incontrovertible

Related terms

• controvert
• controversy

Translations

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

From Old French controversie, from Latin contr?versia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contr?versus (“turned in an opposite direction”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) now more common: IPA^(key): /k?n?t??v?si/, more traditional: IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v??si/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v?si/

Noun

controversy (countable and uncountable, plural controversies)

1. A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute

Derived terms

• controversial

Related terms

• controversialist
• controvert
• controverter
• controvertible

Translations

References

Further reading

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