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How to pronounce “controversial”
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Pronunciation guide for controversial
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of controversial with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why it's worth listening to people you disagree with
an extremely controversial book
- Definition summary
- Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
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How to pronounce controversial
Why it's worth listening to people you disagree with

an extremely controversial book
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “controversial”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
- [Noun]
- (now rare) Someone or something (such as a matter or an argument) that is controversial.
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Similar Sounds
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