Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controversion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tro-ver-sion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Tori & Dean” (which begins anew on Tuesday) is itself an exercise in controversion, as Ms. Spelling’s attempts to avoid photographers with long lenses are in turn filmed by the camera crew she has invited to follow her around while she navigates life with her husband, Dean McDermott, and their children Liam and Stella Doreen."

Etymology

From Middle French controversion and its etymon Latin contrōversiō.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: controversion, contrōversiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

controversions (plural)

Derived Forms

controversionist

Frequently Paired Words

controverse controversional controvert

Questions

What does controversion mean?: controversy
Where does controversion come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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