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contention

English

  1. 🔊 a point asserted as part of an argument
  2. 🔊 the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    “the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
  3. 🔊 a contentious speech act
    “they were involved in a violent argument”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 contención contention
  2. 🔊 disputa contention
  3. 🔊 rifa contention, strife

Similar words

competition rivalry controversy contestation disputation disceptation tilt argument arguing discordia eris altercation antagonism anteposition antipathy antithesis apologetics apologia apology argument argumentation argumentative bellicose belligerence