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, disagreement, dispute, dissension (also dissention), dissensus, firestorm, nonconcurrenceRelated 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-toNear Antonyms acceptance, compliance; concord, peaceAntonyms accord, agreement, consensus, harmony, unanimity