controversion

noun

con·​tro·​ver·​sion

ˈkän‧trəˌvərzhən also -rsh-

plural -s

1

obsolete : controversy

2

: the act of controverting

an argument in controversion of an assertion

3

[Latin controversus + English -ion] : a turning in the opposite direction

a general controversion in ethics

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin controversion-, controversio, alteration of Latin controversia controversy

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