Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
After several near disasters and especially that one in Chernobyl, a controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

• A. Dispute
• B. Seminar
• C. Colloquium
• D. Conversation
• E. Collaboration

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Dispute

'Controversy' means a prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.

"the design of the building has caused controversy"

In the given context, the sentence states that a controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy which means that a dispute or an unhealthy disagreement has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

Hence, option A is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate meaning of the underlined word as per the given context.