different between jangle vs controversy

English

Etymology

From Middle English janglen (“to talk excessively, chatter, talk idly”), from Old French jangler (“to chatter, gossip, bawl, argue noisily”), perhaps from Frankish *jangelon (“to jeer”) (compare Middle Dutch jangelen (“to whine”)) and ultimately imitative.

The music sense is said to derive from a line in the song Mr. Tambourine Man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?æ?.??l/
• Rhymes: -æ???l

Verb

jangle (third-person singular simple present jangles, present participle jangling, simple past and past participle jangled)

1. (intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
2. (transitive) To cause something to make a rattling metallic sound.
3. (transitive) To irritate.

4. To quarrel in words; to wrangle.

Translations

Noun

jangle (plural jangles)

1. A rattling metallic sound.
2. (music, attributive) A sound typically characterized by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars, characteristic of 1960s pop.

   Synonym: jingle-jangle

3. (obsolete) Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Translations

Usage notes

• Somewhat harsher than jingle.

Derived terms

• ajangle
• jangle pop
• jangly

Related terms

• jingle

References

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