Dictionary

contention en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˈtɛnʃən/
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Etymology

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).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • The multiplicity of moral opinions is an empirical fact and does not invalidate the contention that there is only one morality par excellence. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181:
3. (countable, uncountable) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Forms

Deriveds

resource contention · contention system · point of contention · bone of contention · contentional · in contention · noncontention

Hyponyms

resource contention

Relateds

contentious (Related terms of contention) · contentiousness (Related terms of contention) · contender (Related terms of contention) · contend (Related terms of contention)

Synonyms

gainstriving · gainstrife · wrangling

Translations (73)

tr atışma (contest, strife, struggle) · ca posició (point maintained in an argument) · ga amarrán (contest, strife, struggle) · ota چكیش (contest, strife, struggle) · fr discorde (contest, strife, struggle) · ga caismirt (contest, strife, struggle) · cs tvrzení (point maintained in an argument) · pt contenda (contest, strife, struggle) · tr münakaşa (contest, strife, struggle) · ro litigiu (contest, strife, struggle) · tr sav (point maintained in an argument) · ro dispută (contest, strife, struggle) · ru пози́ция (point maintained in an argument) · ca disputa (contest, strife, struggle) · oc litigi (contest, strife, struggle) · sv träta (contest, strife, struggle) · da uenighed (contest, strife, struggle) · gd ceallach (contest, strife, struggle) · bg спор (contest, strife, struggle) · sv bråk (contest, strife, struggle) · fr litige (contest, strife, struggle) · cs soutěž (contest, strife, struggle) · ka კამათი (contest, strife, struggle) · da påstand (point maintained in an argument) · es contienda (contest, strife, struggle) · ru раздо́р (contest, strife, struggle) · cs soupeření (contest, strife, struggle) · fi väite (contest, strife, struggle) · cs soutěžení (contest, strife, struggle) · oc contencion (contest, strife, struggle) · ga dréim (contest, strife, struggle) · es contencioso (contest, strife, struggle) · de Streit (contest, strife, struggle) · bg съревнова́ние (contest, strife, struggle) · fi kanta (point maintained in an argument) · tr tartışma (contest, strife, struggle) · no påstand (point maintained in an argument) · ckb خەبات (contest, strife, struggle) · mi taukumekume (contest, strife, struggle) · ga coimhlint (contest, strife, struggle) · oc contèsta (contest, strife, struggle) · fr dispute (contest, strife, struggle) · cs přesvědčení (point maintained in an argument) · nl bewering (point maintained in an argument) · tr uyuşmazlık (contest, strife, struggle) · no strid (contest, strife, struggle) · no krangel (contest, strife, struggle) · ga bágh (contest, strife, struggle) · de Behauptung (point maintained in an argument) · tr kavga (contest, strife, struggle) · es contención (contest, strife, struggle) · sv dust (contest, strife, struggle) · nl strijd (contest, strife, struggle) · sv gräl (contest, strife, struggle) · bg състеза́ние (contest, strife, struggle) · ca discòrdia (contest, strife, struggle) · nl ruzie (contest, strife, struggle) · da strid (contest, strife, struggle) · tr iddia (point maintained in an argument) · pt contenção (contest, strife, struggle) · ro discordie (contest, strife, struggle) · ga conspóid (contest, strife, struggle) · ru спор (contest, strife, struggle) · sv tvist (contest, strife, struggle) · ota نزاع (contest, strife, struggle) · fi kilpavaraus ((computing, telecommunications) Competition for a limited resource.) · sv dispyt (contest, strife, struggle) · cs názor (point maintained in an argument) · ar جِدَال (contest, strife, struggle) · sv tvistighet (contest, strife, struggle) · ca litigi (contest, strife, struggle) · fi väittely (contest, strife, struggle) · tr anlaşmazlık (contest, strife, struggle)