CONTENTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does contention mean?
• CONTENTION (noun)
The noun CONTENTION has 3 senses:
1. a point asserted as part of an argument
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
Familiarity information: CONTENTION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CONTENTION (noun)
Meaning:
A point asserted as part of an argument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("contention" is a kind of...):
assertion; asseveration; averment (a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contention"):
submission ((law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing)
Meaning:
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
arguing; disceptation; contestation; controversy; disputation; contention; argument; tilt
Context example:
they were involved in a violent argument
Hypernyms ("contention" is a kind of...):
conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contention"):
argle-bargle; argy-bargy (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)
firestorm (an outburst of controversy)
sparring (an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage)
polemic (a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))
fight (an intense verbal dispute)
Meaning:
The act of competing as for profit or a prize
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rivalry; competition; contention
Context example:
the teams were in fierce contention for first place
Hypernyms ("contention" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contention"):
contest (a struggle between rivals)
