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DISPUTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Example:
they were involved in a violent argument
Synonyms:
arguing; argument; contention; contestation; controversy; disceptation; disputation; tilt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("disputation" is a kind of...):
conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disputation"):
argle-bargle; argy-bargy (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)
firestorm (an outburst of controversy)
sparring (an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage)
polemic (a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))
fight (an intense verbal dispute)
Derivation:
dispute (have a disagreement over something)
dispute (take exception to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
Synonyms:
debate; disputation; public debate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("disputation" is a kind of...):
oral presentation; public speaking; speaking; speechmaking (delivering an address to a public audience)
Derivation:
dispute (have a disagreement over something)
