contention
Plural: contentions
Noun
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
Examples
- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendÅ (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).
Synonyms
arguing, argument, competition, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, rivalry, tilt, gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
contention: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcontention: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contention: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary