Controversionalist

/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃən.ə.lɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who engages in or promotes controversial debates and disputes, especially as their characteristic way of thinking.

Etymology

From 'controversionalism' + '-ist' (suffix for people who practice or believe in something). This combines the controversy root with the agent suffix to name the person who embodies this tendency.

Kelly Says

A controversionalist is basically someone who can't help but see every topic as debatable—historically, many great philosophers and scientists were controversialists because questioning everything is how progress happens.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ
min-ch
ARالعربية
مُثير للجدل
mu-thir lil-jaddal
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী
bi-ro-dhi
CACatalà
controversista
kon-tro-ver-si-sta
CSČeština
kontroverzní
kon-tro-ver-zni
DADansk
debatør
de-bat-or
DEDeutsch
Kontroversen
kon-tro-ver-sen
ELΕλληνικά
διαφωνητής
dee-ah-fo-nee-tis
ESEspañol
controversialista
kon-tro-ver-see-ah-li-sta
FAفارسی
مخالف
mokhalif
FISuomi
kiistanalaisen
kiis-tan-lai-sen
FRFrançais
controversier
kon-tro-vuh-r-z-ee-ay
GUGU
વાદવિવાદી
vaad-vi-vaadi
HAHA
magana mai yawa
ma-ga-na mai ya-wa
HEעברית
מתנגד
me-tan-gad
HIहिन्दी
विवादवादी
vi-vaad-vaadi
HUMagyar
vitatkozó
vitat-ko-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembicara kontroversial
pembicara kon-tro-ver-see-al
IGIG
onye na-agba-agba
on-ye na-agba-agba
ITItaliano
controversialista
kon-tro-ver-see-ah-li-sta
JA日本語
論争論者
ron-sei-ron-sha
KKKK
келісеуші
ke-li-se-u-shi
KMKM
អ្នកប្រឆាំង
an-k pra-cha-ang
KO한국어
논쟁론자
non-jeong-ron-ja
MRMR
विवादक
vi-vaad-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
pembahas kontroversial
pembah-as kon-tro-ver-see-al
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆိုသူ
pyau-so-thu
NLNederlands
controversialist
kon-tro-ver-see-ah-li-st
NONorsk
debattør
de-bat-tor
PAPA
ਵਿਵਾਦਕਾਰ
vi-vaad-ka-ar
PLPolski
kontrowersyjny
kon-tro-ver-sjen-ny
PTPortuguês
controversialista
kon-tro-ver-see-ah-li-sta
RORomână
controversator
kon-tro-ver-sa-tor
RUРусский
провокатор
pro-vo-ka-tor
SVSvenska
debattör
de-bat-tor
SWKiswahili
mjadala
mja-da-la
TAதமிழ்
விவாதக்காரர்
vi-va-tha-ka-kar-ar
TEతెలుగు
వివాదకారుడు
vi-va-da-ka-ru-du
THไทย
ผู้สร้างการโต้เถียง
poo-sraeng ka-tan toe-thae-yang
TLTL
kontrobersyalista
kon-tro-ber-syal-i-sta
TRTürkçe
tartışmacı
tar-tish-mach-ee
UKУкраїнська
провокатор
pro-vo-ka-tor
URاردو
مجادلا
mu-ja-dala
VITiếng Việt
người gây tranh cãi
ngoo-ee ghai tranh-cai
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ń ṣẹ̀ọ̀
o-kan ti o n she-o
ZH中文
争论者
zhēng lùn zhě
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqa
oo-moon-too o-keh-kah

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