controversy

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in Vietnamese Tranh cãi, tranh luận gay gắt

BrE /ˈkɒn.trə.vɜːr.sɪ/ AmE /ˈkɑːn.trə.vɜːr.sɪ/

noun en → vi

1 DISAGREEMENT [singular] B1

Tranh cãi, tranh luận gay gắt

a situation in which people disagree strongly about something, especially a public disagreement involving many people

  • there is controversy over/about sth

Collocations political controversy · public controversy

  • There was a lot of controversy about the decision to build the new airport.

    Có nhiều tranh cãi về quyết định xây dựng sân bay mới.

2 DISPUTE [singular] B1

Tranh cãi, tranh luận

a disagreement or argument about something, especially one that is public and involves many people

  • there is controversy over/about sth

Collocations legal controversy · medical controversy

  • The new law has sparked a lot of controversy.

    Luật mới đã gây ra nhiều tranh cãi.

1 ARGUMENT [singular] B1

Tranh luận gay gắt

a situation in which people disagree strongly about something, especially one that is public and involves many people

  • there is controversy over/about sth

Collocations public argument · political debate

  • The new policy has caused a lot of controversy.

    Chính sách mới đã gây ra nhiều tranh luận gay gắt.

2 DISPUTE [singular] B1

Tranh cãi công khai

a disagreement or argument about something, especially one that is public and involves many people

  • there is controversy over/about sth

Collocations public dispute · media debate

  • The decision to privatize the company has sparked a lot of controversy.

    Quyết định cổ phần hóa công ty đã gây ra nhiều tranh cãi công khai.