| NOUN | communication | contestation, controversy, contention, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing | a contentious speech act |
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| Meaning | A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. | |
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| Synonyms | controversy, contention, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing | |
| Narrower | argy-bargy, argle-bargle | A verbal / verbal / verbal dispute |
| fight | An intense verbal / verbal / verbal dispute | |
| firestorm | An outburst of controversy | |
| polemic | A controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) | |
| sparring | An argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage | |
| Broader | dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict | A disagreement or argument about something important |
| Spanish | bronca, controversia, discusión, disputa, lid, pelea, pendencia, polémica, quimera, riña | |
| Catalan | argument, controvèrsia, discussió, disputa, lliça, polèmica | |
| Verbs | contest | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
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