2022-01-28
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C - controversial & contentious
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง controversial = “kon-truh-VUR-shuhl”
ออกเสียง contentious =
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
controversial & contentious
A subject or topic iscontroversial;
an individual iscontentious:
“Every political issue is controversial to this contentious man.”
Controversial means
“debatable,”
“arguable,”
“disputable.”
Contentious means
“quarrelsome,”
“argumentative.”
Dictionary.com:
MORE ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL
What does controversial mean?
Controversial is used to describe someone
or something that causes people to get upset and argue.
Controversial is the adjective form of the noun controversy,
which is a prolonged dispute, debate, or state of contention,
especially one that unfolds in public
and involves a stark difference of opinion.
Things commonly called controversial
include topics, actions, and people
(particularly for what they say and do).
Example:
Questions about the candidate’s controversial remarks from the past prevented him from talking about his campaign.
Where does controversial come from?
The first records of controversial in English come from around the 1580s.
It comes from the Latin controversialis,
which is ultimately derived from the roots contrā, meaning “against”
(as seen in words like contrary),
and vertere, meaning “to turn” (as in the word versus).
Yes, something that’s controversial
causes people to turn against each other.
People say and do things all the time
that cause arguments or debate
(and the strife and discord that come with them),
but we most often apply controversial
to those things when they play out in public.
There’s a reason for that:
the more public something is, the more people will engage with it.
And when people are involved, there’s no shortage of opinions.
The formula for controversy is very simple:
a lot of opinions plus a lot of passion.
Topics traditionally known as controversial
include religion and politics,
probably because those are two areas
where people are least willing to compromise.
In this way, topics that are controversial can be polarizing,
meaning that they divide people into very specific groups
based on their very specific opinions.
People (particularly public figures) are called controversial
when they do or say things that get other people worked up.
(Of course, some people are controversial on purpose,
especially to attract attention.)
People sometimes criticize the use of the word controversial,
especially by the media, to describe something that
they argue is not just contentious but plain wrong in some way,
as in His remarks weren’t controversial—they were racist.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
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The News On 'Nontroversy'
There's nothing to see here, but there is something to read.
Nontroversy (also hyphenated non-troversy)
is a word brought up on social media, in journalism,
and in other public forums
because some people tend to make a big deal about little things,
like not tucking in your shirt
when participating in a professional golf tournament
or dancing in celebration during an NFL game that you won,
that simply aren't a big deal to most people.
Nontroversy is a blend of the negative prefix non-
and the word controversy
—in other words, it negates the existence of a controversy.
It's most often used to refer to a media story
that is related to some hot-button topic meant to spark controversy,
but which in actuality is perceived by the masses as insignificant
or false sensationalism and is quickly forgotten or dismissed.
The word controversy is an etymological nontroversy:
it entered Middle English with the spelling controversie in the 14th century, via Anglo-French, and is ultimately from Latin controversus,
meaning "disputable" and, literally, "turned against."
The Latin root is a compound of contro- (akin to the prefix contra-, meaning "against") and versus, the past participle of vertere,
meaning "to turn."
Controversy, which denotes disputation, contention, and debate,
is the oldest in its word family.
Originally, it referred to arguments or disputes over legal rights or claims. By the 15th century, it turned to arguments concerning differences of opposing personal opinions.
Today, such controversies are conducted publicly in the media and at length.
One relative of controversy is the now-archaic verb controverse,
which was given voice in the 15th century.
Initially, it meant "to fight or contend." By the mid-16th century,
it came to refer to the act of stirring up controversy, debate, discussion, argument, etc.—and then faded out.
Controverse was also used as a synonym of controversy
throughout the 16th to the 18th century.
Disagreements, arguments, and discussions
producing controversy began being described as "controversial"
by the latter half of the 16th century, which is rather surprising
since the noun controversy goes back to the 1300s.
Controversal as an adjective has also appeared in English almost
as long as controversial, but etymologists view it as a typographical error.
Controversy has always been sensational—and, at times, pointless.
In the 18th century, the phrase "to draw the saw of controversy"
was used to express that point.
Influenced by the back-and-forth motion in the sawing of wood,
it means "to keep up a pointless dispute."
Nontroversy is the "coolest"
(insofar as words can be cool)
of the family's heated lexical line, and it is of fairly recent formation.
Maybe we'll see more nontroversies and non-controversialist
than controversies and controversialists in a utopian future.
Until then, at least we have a word for such people and things.
