Contention — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a point asserted as part of an argument

a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːmkʌps/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɛnʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːmkʌps/.

Examples

they were involved in a violent argument
the teams were in fierce contention for first place

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disceptation arguing rivalry controversy argument contestation competition tilt disputation

Antonyms

cooperation

Parts of Speech

noun	a point asserted as part of an argument
noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement “they were involved in a violent argument”
noun	the act of competing as for profit or a prize “the teams were in fierce contention for first place”

Word Forms

contend	verb	maintain or assert
controversial	adjective	marked by or capable of arousing controversy
contentious	adjective	involving or likely to cause controversy; - Tim W.Ferfuson
contest	verb	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
dispute	verb	have a disagreement over something
argue	verb	have an argument about something
compete	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
rival	verb	be the rival of, be in competition with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streit

ein Punkt, der als Teil eines Arguments behauptet wird

🇪🇸Spanish

contención

un punto afirmado como parte de un argumento

🇮🇹Italian

contesa

un punto affermato come parte di una discussione

🇳🇱Dutch

stelling

een punt dat wordt beweerd als onderdeel van een argument

🇵🇹Portuguese

contenção

um ponto afirmado como parte de um argumento

🇷🇺Russian

раздор

точка зрения, высказанная как часть аргумента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवाद

एक तर्क के भाग के रूप में दावा किया गया एक बिंदु

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবাদ

একটি যুক্তির অংশ হিসাবে একটি পয়েন্ট দাবি করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வாக்குவாதம்

ஒரு வாதத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக வலியுறுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

వివాదం

వాదనలో భాగంగా నొక్కిచెప్పబడిన అంశం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाद

युक्तिवादाचा भाग म्हणून प्रतिपादन केलेला मुद्दा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તકરાર

દલીલના ભાગ રૂપે ભારપૂર્વકનો મુદ્દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವಾದ

ವಾದದ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಲಾದ ಒಂದು ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തർക്കം

ഒരു വാദത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി ഉറപ്പിച്ച ഒരു പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਇੱਕ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنازعہ

دلیل کے حصے کے طور پر ایک نقطہ پر زور دیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争论

作为论证的一部分提出的观点

🇯🇵Japanese

争い

議論の一部として主張される点

🇰🇷Korean

투쟁

논쟁의 일부로 주장된 요점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tranh chấp

một điểm được khẳng định như một phần của một cuộc tranh luận

🇹🇭Thai

การโต้แย้ง

ประเด็นที่ยืนยันเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของข้อโต้แย้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendapat

suatu hal yang ditegaskan sebagai bagian dari argumen

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalo

isang puntong iginiit bilang bahagi ng isang argumento

🇲🇾Malay

perbalahan

satu perkara yang ditegaskan sebagai sebahagian daripada hujah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلاف

نقطة تم التأكيد عليها كجزء من الحجة

🇮🇷Persian

مشاجره

نکته ای که به عنوان بخشی از استدلال مطرح می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çekişme

bir argümanın parçası olarak öne sürülen bir nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחֲלוֹקֶת

נקודה שנטענה כחלק מוויכוח

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