Contentious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

involving or likely to cause controversy; - Tim W.Ferfuson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːmɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɛnʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɛnʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːmɚɹi/.

Examples

a style described as abrasive and contentious
a disputatious lawyer
a litigious and acrimonious spirit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disputative combative litigious disputatious

Parts of Speech

adjective	inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits “a style described as abrasive and contentious”
adjective	involving or likely to cause controversy; - Tim W.Ferfuson “a central and contentious element of the book”

Word Forms

contention	noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contentiousness	noun	an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
dispute	noun	a disagreement or argument about something important
dispute	verb	have a disagreement over something
litigiousness	noun	a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umstritten

geneigt sind oder die Neigung zeigen, zu streiten oder anderer Meinung zu sein oder sich sogar auf einen Rechtsstreit einzulassen

🇫🇷French

controversé

enclin ou montrant une tendance à contester ou à être en désaccord, voire à engager des poursuites judiciaires

🇪🇸Spanish

contencioso

inclinado o mostrando una inclinación a discutir o estar en desacuerdo, incluso a entablar demandas

🇮🇹Italian

contenzioso

inclini o che mostrino inclinazione a contestare o essere in disaccordo, anche a impegnarsi in azioni legali

🇳🇱Dutch

omstreden

geneigd zijn of de neiging tonen om te betwisten of het oneens te zijn, zelfs om deel te nemen aan rechtszaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

controverso

inclinado ou demonstrando inclinação para disputar ou discordar, até mesmo para se envolver em ações judiciais

🇷🇺Russian

спорный

склонен или демонстрирует склонность спорить или не соглашаться, даже участвовать в судебных процессах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवादास्पद

विवाद करने या असहमत होने, यहां तक कि क़ानूनी मुकदमों में शामिल होने के लिए इच्छुक या झुकाव दिखा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতর্কিত

ঝোঁক বা বিরোধ বা অসম্মতির প্রতি ঝোঁক দেখাচ্ছে, এমনকি আইনের মামলায় জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

சர்ச்சைக்குரிய

தகராறு அல்லது உடன்படவில்லை, சட்ட வழக்குகளில் ஈடுபடுவதற்கு விருப்பம் அல்லது விருப்பம் காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వివాదాస్పదమైన

న్యాయపరమైన దావాలలో పాల్గొనడానికి కూడా వివాదానికి లేదా విభేదించడానికి మొగ్గు లేదా మొగ్గు చూపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वादग्रस्त

विवाद किंवा असहमत, अगदी कायद्याच्या खटल्यांमध्ये गुंतण्यासाठी झुकलेला किंवा कल दर्शवणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિવાદાસ્પદ

ઝુકાવ અથવા વિવાદ અથવા અસંમત તરફ ઝોક દર્શાવે છે, કાયદાના દાવાઓમાં સામેલ થવા માટે પણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ

ಕಾನೂನು ಮೊಕದ್ದಮೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಹ ಒಲವು ಅಥವಾ ವಿವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಲವು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവാദമായ

തർക്കത്തിനോ വിയോജിക്കാനോ ഉള്ള ചായ്വുള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ, നിയമ വ്യവഹാരങ്ങളിൽ ഏർപ്പെടാൻ പോലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਵਾਦਪੂਰਨ

ਝਗੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਹਿਮਤ ਹੋਣ ਵੱਲ ਝੁਕਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਝੁਕਾਅ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ, ਇੱਥੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਕਿ ਕਨੂੰਨੀ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

متنازعہ

تنازعہ یا اختلاف کی طرف مائل یا مائل ہونا، یہاں تک کہ قانونی سوٹوں میں مشغول ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有争议的

倾向于或表现出争议或不同意的倾向，甚至参与法律诉讼

🇯🇵Japanese

物議を醸す

異議を唱えたり反対したり、訴訟を起こしたりする傾向がある、またはその傾向を示している

🇰🇷Korean

논쟁의 여지가 있는

분쟁이나 반대, 심지어 소송에 참여하려는 경향이 있거나 그러한 경향을 보이는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây tranh cãi

có khuynh hướng hoặc thể hiện khuynh hướng tranh chấp hoặc không đồng ý, thậm chí tham gia vào các vụ kiện tụng

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นที่ถกเถียงกัน

โน้มเอียงหรือแสดงความโน้มเอียงที่จะโต้แย้งหรือไม่เห็นด้วย แม้กระทั่งการฟ้องร้องดำเนินคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontroversial

cenderung atau menunjukkan kecenderungan untuk berselisih atau tidak setuju, bahkan untuk terlibat dalam tuntutan hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

palaaway

hilig o nagpapakita ng hilig na makipagtalo o hindi sumang-ayon, kahit na makisali sa mga demanda sa batas

🇲🇾Malay

perbalahan

cenderung atau menunjukkan kecenderungan untuk mempertikaikan atau tidak bersetuju, walaupun untuk terlibat dalam tindakan undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثير للجدل

يميل أو يظهر ميلاً إلى الخلاف أو الاختلاف، حتى إلى إقامة الدعاوى القضائية

🇮🇷Persian

مناقشه برانگیز

تمایل یا نشان دادن تمایل به اختلاف یا مخالفت، حتی برای شرکت در دعاوی حقوقی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekişmeli

Dava açmaya bile olsa, tartışmaya veya katılmamaya meyilli veya eğilim gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

שנוי במחלוקת

נוטה או מגלה נטייה לחלוק או לא להסכים, אפילו לעסוק בתביעות משפטיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'contentious'?

The primary meaning of 'contentious' is 'inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits'.

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Using 'contentious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'contentious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'contentious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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