umstritten — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- contentious adj Likely to cause disagreement or heated argument.
- controversial adjective Causing or likely to cause strong disagreement or public debate.
- debatable adj Not clearly settled — open to argument or doubt.
- moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
- vexed adj Annoyed, irritated, or troubled.
Senses
umstritten is used for these senses in English:
- contentious Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
- controversial Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- debatable Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
- disputatious Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value.
- moot (current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- vexed much debated, discussed or disputed