contention
con·ten·tion
noun
2.
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- “they were involved in a violent argument”
Origin
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).
Phrases
- bone of contention
- contention system
- in contention
- point of contention
- resource contention
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