contestation
con·tes·ta·tion
noun \ˌkän-ˌtes-ˈtā-shən\Definition of CONTESTATION
Examples of CONTESTATION
- <the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people>
First Known Use of CONTESTATION
1580
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Synonyms: disagreement, controversy, debate, difference, difficulty, disputation, dispute, dissension (also dissention), dissensus, firestorm, nonconcurrence
Related Words: clash, collision, conflict, confliction, disaccord, discord, dissonance; apartness, divarication, division; combat, contention, strife, struggle; altercation, argument, bicker, falling-out, fight, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, set-to
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