CONTROVERSY

[noun] - (a) strong disagreement about something, esp. (one) that is important to, influences or is of interest to many peopleThere was a big controversy surrounding/over the use of drugs in athletics. [C]I don't know what all the controversy was about - it was a dull sort of a film and there was almost no sex in it. [U]There's been (a) fierce/bitter/heated controversy over the policy ever since it was introduced. [C or U]