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Definition of Controversy

Controversy

  1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.
  2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
  3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right.

Controversy Quotations

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
Buddha

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.
Nancy Pelosi

I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights.
Ellen DeGeneres

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.
Samuel Butler
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Controversy Translations

controversy in Dutch is pennestrijd, controverse, polemiek
controversy in German is Kontroverse
controversy in Swedish is tvist, strid

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