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disputation
disputation
noun
Definition of DISPUTATION
variance of opinion on a matter <a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as “The Night Before Christmas”>
Synonyms contestation, 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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