Foreign expression (meaning): What is the “raison d'être” of a controversy? Select the option that correctly explains the phrase.
Verbal Ability
One Word Substitutes
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AThe enthusiasm with which it is kept alive
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BThe fitness with which participants handle it
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CThe reason or justification of its existence
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DThe unending hostility the parties concerned have towards each other
Answer
Correct Answer: The reason or justification of its existence
Explanation
Given data
- Phrase: raison d'être (French).
MeaningRaison d'être literally means “reason for being” — i.e., the justification for something's existence.
EliminationOther options describe enthusiasm, fitness, or hostility — none denote the core justification for existence.
Final AnswerThe reason or justification of its existence