Litigious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to litigation

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lɪtˈɪdʒəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lɪtˈɪdʒəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lɪtˈɪdʒəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lɪtˈɪdʒəs/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contentious combative disputative disputatious

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to litigation
adjective	inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits “a style described as abrasive and contentious”

Word Forms

litigation	noun	a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
litigiousness	noun	a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

streitig

von oder im Zusammenhang mit Rechtsstreitigkeiten

🇫🇷French

litigieux

de ou lié à un litige

🇪🇸Spanish

litigioso

de o relacionado con un litigio

🇮🇹Italian

litigioso

o relativi a contenziosi

🇳🇱Dutch

litigieus

van of verband houdend met rechtszaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

litigioso

de ou relacionado a litígio

🇷🇺Russian

спорный

судебного разбирательства или относящегося к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवादी

या मुकदमेबाजी से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতর্কিত

বা মামলা মোকদ্দমা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்குக்குரிய

அல்லது வழக்கு தொடர்பானது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాజ్య సంబంధమైన

లేదా వ్యాజ్యానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

वादग्रस्त

खटल्याचा किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાનૂની

મુકદ્દમાના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ

ಅಥವಾ ದಾವೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യവഹാരം

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യവഹാരവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ

ਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

قانونی

قانونی چارہ جوئی کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好诉讼的

属于或与诉讼有关的

🇯🇵Japanese

訴訟的な

訴訟の、または訴訟に関連する

🇰🇷Korean

소송을 제기하는

소송에 관한 또는 소송과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiện tụng

của hoặc liên quan đến kiện tụng

🇹🇭Thai

ดำเนินคดี

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับการดำเนินคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

suka beperkara

dari atau berkaitan dengan litigasi

🇵🇭Filipino

litigasyon

ng o nauugnay sa paglilitis

🇲🇾Malay

berperkara

daripada atau berkaitan dengan litigasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاضاة

الدعوى القضائية أو المتعلقة بها

🇮🇷Persian

دعوی

از یا مربوط به دعوی قضایی

🇹🇷Turkish

davalı

davayla ilgili veya davayla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתדיינים

של ליטיגציה או הקשורה בה

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