Word: Contention
How to pronounce: kənˈtenʃn
Noun
Definitions:
1. Heated disagreement.
Example sentences: "The captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries"
2. An assertion, especially one maintained in argument.
Example sentences: "Statistics bear out his contention that many runners are undertrained for this event"
Synonyms:
strife
dissension
quarrel
competition
rivalry
match
contest
contestation
disagreement
dispute
controversy
thesis
disputation
argument
conflict
war
warfare
assertion
allegation
struggle
combat
battle
grapple
Derivations:
contentious
contenting
contented
content
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Contention in Other Languages...
Spanish: Contención
German: Behauptung
French: Affirmation
Italian: Contesa
Turkish: çekişme
