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controversial meaning in Sanskrit

विवादास्पद vivādāspada

/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/US/ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/

controversial in Sanskrit: विवादास्पद (vivādāspada), सांवादिक (sāṃvādika). In English, controversial means arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

Sanskrit words for controversial

controversial; subject to controversy
विवादास्पद vivādāspada
controversial
सांवादिक sāṃvādika

English meaning of controversial

  1. adjective Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
  2. adjective Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
  3. noun Someone or something (such as a matter or an argument) that is controversial.

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Questions about controversial in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of controversial in Sanskrit?
Controversial in Sanskrit is विवादास्पद (vivādāspada), सांवादिक (sāṃvādika).
controversial इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Controversial: विवादास्पद (vivādāspada), सांवादिक (sāṃvādika).
What does controversial mean in English?
Controversial means arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “controversial”: विवादास्पद, सांवादिक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: controversial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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