Controversy vs Placate - What's the difference?
controversy | placate |
A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool
, work=BBC Sport
To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.
As a noun controversy
is a debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.As a verb placate is
to calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.controversy
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(wikipedia controversy)Noun
(controversies)citation, page= , passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}}