contention 音标拼音: [kənt'ɛnʃən]
n . 争论,争辩,所持的论点
争论,争辩,所持的论点
contention 争用; 竞争; 冲突
contention 竞争
contention n 1 :
a point asserted as part of an argument 2 :
a contentious speech act ;
a dispute where there is strong disagreement ; "
they were involved in a violent argument "
[
synonym : {
controversy }, {
contention }, {
contestation },
{
disputation }, {
disceptation }, {
tilt }, {
argument }, {
arguing }]
3 :
the act of competing as for profit or a prize ; "
the teams were in fierce contention for first place " [
synonym :
{
competition }, {
contention }, {
rivalry }] [
ant : {
cooperation }]
Contention \
Con *
ten "
tion \,
n . [
F .
contention ,
L .
contentio .
See {
Contend }.]
1 .
A violent effort or struggle to obtain ,
or to resist ,
something ;
contest ;
strife .
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I would my arms could match thee in contention .
--
Shak .
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2 .
Strife in words ;
controversy ;
altercation ;
quarrel ;
dispute ;
as ,
a bone of contention .
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Contentions and strivings about the law . --
Titus iii .
9 .
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3 .
Vehemence of endeavor ;
eagerness ;
ardor ;
zeal .
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An end . . .
worthy our utmost contention to obtain .
--
Rogers .
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4 .
A point maintained in an argument ,
or a line of argument taken in its support ;
the subject matter of discussion or strife ;
a position taken or contended for .
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All men seem agreed what is to be done ;
the contention is how the subject is to be divided and defined . --
Bagehot .
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This was my original contention ,
and I still maintain that you should abide by your former decision . --
Jowett .
Syn :
Struggle ;
strife ;
contest ;
quarrel ;
combat ;
conflict ;
feud ;
litigation ;
controversy ;
dissension ;
variance ;
disagreement ;
debate ;
competition ;
emulation .
Usage : {
Contention }, {
Strife }.
A struggle between two parties is the idea common to these two words .
Strife is a struggle for mastery ;
contention is a struggle for the possession of some desired object ,
or the accomplishment of some favorite end .
Neither of the words is necessarily used in a bad sense ,
since there may be a generous strife or contention between two friends as to which shall incur danger or submit to sacrifices .
Ordinarily ,
however ,
these words denote a struggle arising from bad passions .
In that case ,
strife usually springs from a quarrelsome temper ,
and contention from ,
a selfish spirit which seeks its own aggrandizement ,
or is fearful lest others should obtain too much .
Strife has more reference to the manner than to the object of a struggle ,
while contention takes more account of the end to be gained .
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167 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contention ":
Discordia ,
Eris ,
altercation ,
antagonism ,
anteposition ,
antipathy ,
antithesis ,
apologetics ,
apologia ,
apology ,
argument ,
argumentation ,
argumentative ,
bellicose ,
belligerence ,
belligerent ,
bicker ,
bickering ,
blood feud ,
brawl ,
broil ,
bucking ,
captious ,
carping ,
casuistry ,
caviling ,
challenge ,
clash ,
clashing ,
collision ,
combative ,
conflict ,
confrontation ,
confrontment ,
contentious ,
contestation ,
contradiction ,
contraposition ,
contrariety ,
contrary ,
contrast ,
contravention ,
contraversion ,
controversial ,
controversy ,
counteraction ,
counterworking ,
crosscurrent ,
crossing ,
defense ,
denial ,
despitefulness ,
difference ,
disaccord ,
disaffinity ,
discord ,
discordance ,
discordancy ,
disharmony ,
disputation ,
disputatious ,
dispute ,
dissension ,
dissent ,
dissidence ,
disunity ,
donnybrook ,
donnybrook fair ,
embroilment ,
enmity ,
faultfinding ,
feud ,
fiery ,
fight ,
fliting ,
flyting ,
fracas ,
friction ,
froward ,
fuss ,
hassle ,
hasty ,
hate ,
hatred ,
head wind ,
hostility ,
hotheaded ,
hubbub ,
hurrah ,
imbroglio ,
impetuous ,
impugnation ,
impugnment ,
incompatibility ,
incompatibleness ,
inharmoniousness ,
inharmony ,
jangle ,
jar ,
litigation ,
litigious ,
logomachy ,
malevolence ,
malice ,
malignity ,
militant ,
mischief ,
negation ,
noncooperation ,
open conflict ,
open quarrel ,
opposing ,
opposition ,
opposure ,
oppugnation ,
paper war ,
passage of arms ,
peppery ,
perverse ,
polar opposition ,
polarity ,
polarization ,
polemic ,
polemical ,
polemics ,
posing against ,
pugnacious ,
quarrel ,
quarrelsome ,
quarrelsomeness ,
rebutment ,
rebuttal ,
refusal ,
rejection ,
repugnance ,
resistance ,
rhubarb ,
rub ,
rumpus ,
scrappy ,
set -
to ,
sharp words ,
slanging match ,
snarl ,
spat ,
spite ,
spitefulness ,
squabble ,
standing against ,
strained relations ,
strife ,
tension ,
tiff ,
traversal ,
truculent ,
tussle ,
undercurrent ,
unharmoniousness ,
unpleasantness ,
variance ,
vendetta ,
verbal engagement ,
war of words ,
warlike ,
words ,
wrangle ,
wrangling
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