controversialism

noun

The tendency to engage in controversy.

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Meanings

nouncontroversialism (countable and uncountable, plural controversialisms)

plural controversialisms

  1. countableuncountableThe tendency to engage in controversy.

Origin

From controversial + -ism.

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APA

controversialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversialism

MLA

“controversialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversialism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controversialism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversialism.

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