contention
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contention
- /kənˈtɛnʃən/
Where it comes from
From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).
noun contentions
- 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. It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
- Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
Similar: gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arguing, contestation, controversy, rivalry, competition, tilt, argument, wrangling, dispute, disagreement, polemic, challenge, confrontation, conflict, strife, debate
noun
Similar: gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling
Translations
Every language
noun contest, strife, struggle
| Español | contienda, contención, contencioso |
|---|---|
| Português | contenção, contenda |
| Français | dispute, discorde, litige |
| Deutsch | Streit |
| Română | dispută, discordie, litigiu |
| Русский | спор spor, раздо́р razdór |
| العربية | جِدَال jidāl |
noun point maintained in an argument
| Deutsch | Behauptung |
|---|---|
| Русский | пози́ция pozícija |
Talk about this word "contention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contention. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contention. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contention "contention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contention.Cite this
@misc{contention_2026,
title = {contention},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contention},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
