contention
🇺🇸
/kənˈtenʃn/
🇬🇧
/kənˈtenʃn/
noun
C1
strong disagreement or arguing between people
The new policy caused much contention among the team members.
C1
an opinion or claim you make in a discussion
His main contention was that the plan would not work.
translation
strong disagreement or arguing between people; an opinion or claim you make in a discussion
Word Forms
Plural
contentions