verb
- disputing or arguing against; contradicting
Usage: present participle of controvert; formal
Examples
- The lawyer spent hours controverting the witness’s testimony.
- She was controverting his claims with solid evidence.
- The scientist published a paper controverting the previous study’s findings.
- He kept controverting every point made during the debate.
- The historian was controverting long-held beliefs about the event.
- They were controverting the government’s official statement.