contestation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒn.tesˈtæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌkɒn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɑn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌkɔn.tesˈtæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree English contest Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English contestation From contest + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of contesting; emulation
-
(countable, uncountable) The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
Contempt and loathing for body and nature are central to the operations of white male grievance, and any contestation of these politics will require us to challenge the somatophobia and ecophobia with which they are bound up.
2022, Marisol Cortez, “Ambivalent Anality: Revisiting the Queer Ecology of "the Jackass Moment"”, in Media+Environment:
- (countable, uncountable) Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contestations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
ro tăgăduire (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute) · ro contestare (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute) · bg оспорване (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute) · ro contestație (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute) · ro disputare (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute) · bg спор (The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute)