contest en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- kŏn'tĕst (US)
- /ˈkɔntɛst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ (US)
- /ˈkɒn.tɛst/ (UK)
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) Controversy; debate.
no contest
Your question betrays, I suspect, a somewhat naive vision of the world as much smaller (and much more homogenized) than it could possibly be — a vision that one of my "personal" visions, as you'll find it in some of my recent science fiction, is specifically and heartedly in contest with.
1986, Samuel R. Delany, Joseph Beam, “The Possibility of Possibilities”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 207:
- (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
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(countable) A competition.
The child entered the spelling contest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
contest competition · no contest · contest shape
Hyponyms
subcontest · dick-measuring contest · staring contest · beauty contest · popularity contest · swearing contest · cutting contest · bikini contest · pissing contest · will contest · fashion contest · dick-waving contest · talent contest · wet t-shirt contest · precontest
Synonyms
pageant · competition · discussion · debate · battle · controversy · combat · fight
Translations (92)
az yarış (competition — see also competition) · fi riita (controversy) · ro controversă (controversy) · hi विवाद (controversy) · te పోటీలు (competition — see also competition) · es concurso (competition — see also competition) · it concorso (competition — see also competition) · ko 경쟁 (competition — see also competition) · he תחרות (competition — see also competition) · fa خویسه (controversy) · mi tauwhawhai (competition — see also competition) · pl debata (controversy) · de Wettstreit (competition — see also competition) · fr compétition (competition — see also competition) · pt concurso (competition — see also competition) · yi פֿאַרמעסט (competition — see also competition) · no konkurranse (competition — see also competition) · cmn 爭論 /争论 (controversy) · pl spór (controversy) · es debate (controversy) · la certāmen (competition — see also competition) · de Wettbewerb (competition — see also competition) · ru ди́спут (controversy) · af aanveg (controversy) · bg спор (controversy) · eo konkurso (competition — see also competition) · ca disputa (controversy) · ru ко́нкурс (competition — see also competition) · grc ἀγών (competition — see also competition) · ka შეჯიბრი (competition — see also competition) · yi קאָנקורס (competition — see also competition) · ca debat (controversy) · te చర్చనీయాంశము (controversy) · pt competição (competition — see also competition) · ca competició (competition — see also competition) · ro concurs (competition — see also competition) · de Auseinandersetzung (controversy) · ja コンテスト (competition — see also competition) · pl konkurs (competition — see also competition) · ru состяза́ние (competition — see also competition) · el συναγωνισμός (controversy) · ko 콩쿠르 (competition — see also competition) · tr müsabaka (competition — see also competition) · xal марһан (competition — see also competition) · da konkurrence (competition — see also competition) · pt disputa (controversy) · no debatt (controversy) · ca concurs (competition — see also competition) · el διαγωνισμός (competition — see also competition) · bg ко́нкурс (competition — see also competition) · fa مسابقه (competition — see also competition) · uk змага́ння (competition — see also competition) · fo kapping (competition — see also competition) · hi प्रतिद्वंद्विता (competition — see also competition) · uk ко́нкурс (competition — see also competition) · sk súťaž (competition — see also competition) · sw shindano (competition — see also competition) · sw mashindano (controversy) · cmn 競賽 /竞赛 (competition — see also competition) · uk спір (controversy) · hi प्रतियोगिता (competition — see also competition) · tr yarışma (competition — see also competition) · cs soutěž (competition — see also competition) · fr concours (competition — see also competition) · es competición (competition — see also competition) · ja コンクール (competition — see also competition) · fi kilpailu (competition — see also competition) · ko 콘테스트 (competition — see also competition) · et konkurss (competition — see also competition) · es competencia (competition — see also competition) · de Wettkampf (competition — see also competition) · ru соревнова́ние (competition — see also competition) · tr yarış (competition — see also competition) · acw مُسَابَقَة (competition — see also competition) · cmn 比賽 /比赛 (competition — see also competition) · ro dezbatere (controversy) · ro competiție (competition — see also competition) · hy մրցույթ (competition — see also competition) · hi प्रतिस्पर्धा (competition — see also competition) · fa مناقشه (controversy) · et võistlus (competition — see also competition) · nl wedstrijd (competition — see also competition) · de Debatte (controversy) · bg състеза́ние (competition — see also competition) · ja 競争 (competition — see also competition) · ro dispută (controversy) · grc ἆθλος (competition — see also competition) · ru спор (controversy) · ar مُسَابَقَة (competition — see also competition) · ro întrecere (competition — see also competition) · uk супере́чка (controversy) · no diskusjon (controversy)