Hyphenation
 con·tro·vertSynonyms
 break, 
challenge, 
confound, 
confute, 
contest, 
contradict, 
counter, 
debate, 
deny, 
disconfirm, 
discuss, 
disprove, 
dispute, 
oppugn, 
questionPronunciation
 Etymology
 [ 'kän-tr&-"v&rt, " ] (verb.) 1609. From Latin as if *controvertere, assumed from controversus contro- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”).