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controversialism

controversialism noun: the tendency to engage in controversy.

Noun

controversialism (countable and uncountable, plural controversialisms)

  1. The tendency to engage in controversy.

Forms of controversialism

pluralcontroversialisms

Origin of controversialism

From controversial + -ism.

Questions about controversialism

What does controversialism mean?
Controversialism means the tendency to engage in controversy.
What part of speech is controversialism?
Controversialism is a noun.
What is the plural of controversialism?
The plural of controversialism is controversialisms.

Words near controversialism in the dictionary

  1. controverse
  2. controverser
  3. controversers
  4. controverses
  5. controversial
  6. controversialism
  7. controversialisms
  8. controversialist
  9. controversialists
  10. controversialities
  11. controversiality

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