controversy

a situation in which people disagree about something and argue or fight about it

controversia, disputa, debate acalorado

• there is controversy over/about sth

Collocations political controversy · religious controversy

• There was a lot of controversy about the decision.

  Hubo mucha controversia sobre la decisión.

an argument or discussion about something that is important and often difficult to decide

debate, discusión, controversia

• a controversy over/about sth

Collocations public controversy · legal controversy

• The issue has caused a lot of public controversy.

  El tema ha causado mucha controversia pública.