controversion

English

Etymology

From Middle French controversion and its etymon Latin contrōversiō.[1]

Noun

controversion (countable and uncountable, plural controversions)

  1. (chiefly archaic) controversy
    • 2009 May 26, Ginia Bellafante, “Examined Lives: So Many Camera Crews, So Little Time”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      “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.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “controversion, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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