English-Finnish translations for controversial

• kiistelty
  Kyseessä oli erittäin kiistelty tarkistus. It was a very controversial amendment.
  Ehdotuksessa on kuitenkin yksi kovin kiistelty kohta. There is one highly controversial issue, however.
  Useissa EU-maissa ydinvoima on kiistelty asia. In several EU countries nuclear power is controversial.
• kiistanalainen
  Kyseessä on kiistanalainen aihe, joka… It is a controversial issue that ...
  Hän on vähintäänkin kiistanalainen henkilö. She is, to put it mildly, a controversial figure.
  Tämä on hyvin kiistanalainen asia. This is a highly controversial issue.

Definition of controversial

• Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions

Related words

• controversy
• uncontroversial
• controversialist
• controversional
• controversy about the Lord's Supper
• controversial topic
• open controversy
• Hesychast controversy
• Lord's Supper Controversy