ALL meanings of contention
con·ten·tion
C c - countable noun contention Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion. 3
- uncountable noun contention If something is a cause of contention, it is a cause of disagreement or argument. 3
- noun contention a struggling between opponents; competition 3
- noun contention dispute in an argument (esp in the phrase bone of contention) 3
- noun contention a point asserted in argument 3
- noun contention the act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc. 3
- noun contention a statement or point that one argues for as true or valid 3
- noun contention a struggling together in opposition; strife. 1
- noun contention a striving in rivalry; competition; contest. 1
- noun contention strife in debate; dispute; controversy. 1
- noun contention a point contended for or affirmed in controversy. 1
- noun contention disagreement 1
- noun contention assertion 1
- noun contention Heated disagreement. 1
- noun contention struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate. 0
- noun contention A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for. 0
- noun contention (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource. 0