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argument

ar·gu·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-gyuh-muh nt]
    • /ˈɑr gyə mənt/
    • /ˈɑːɡjumənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-gyuh-muh nt]
    • /ˈɑr gyə mənt/

Definitions of argument word

  • variable noun argument An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct. 4
  • variable noun argument An argument is a discussion or debate in which a number of people put forward different or opposing opinions. 3
  • countable noun argument An argument is a conversation in which people disagree with each other angrily or noisily. 3
  • uncountable noun argument If you accept something without argument, you do not question it or disagree with it. 3
  • noun argument a quarrel; altercation 3
  • noun argument a discussion in which reasons are put forward in support of and against a proposition, proposal, or case; debate 3
See all 47 definitions of argument

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Origin of argument

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (< Old French) < Latin argūmentum. See argue, -ment

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Parts of speech for Argument

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Argument

argument popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

argument usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for argument

noun argument

  • squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
  • clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
  • brawl — A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
  • disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
  • controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
All 69 Synonyms of argument

Antonyms for argument

noun argument

  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
All 4 Antonyms of argument

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Related words

  • argumentation

    Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.

  • argumentative

    Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.

  • cosmological argument

    one of the arguments that purport to prove the existence of God from empirical facts about the universe, esp the argument to the existence of a first cause

  • first-cause argument

    an argument for the existence of God, asserting the necessity of an uncaused cause of all subsequent series of causes, on the assumption that an infinite regress is impossible.

  • principal argument

    the radian measure of the argument between −π and π of a complex number. Compare argument (def 8c).

  • teleological argument

    the argument purporting to prove the existence of God from empirical facts, the premise being that the universe shows evidence of order and hence design
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