English > disputation: 2 senses > noun 2, communication| Meaning | A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. |
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| Synonyms | controversy, contention, contestation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing |
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| Narrower | argy-bargy, argle-bargle | A verbal / verbal / verbal dispute |
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| fight | An intense verbal / verbal / verbal dispute |
| firestorm | An outburst of controversy |
| polemic | A controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) |
| sparring | An argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage |
| Broader | dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict | A disagreement or argument about something important |
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| Catalan | discussió |
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| Spanish | discusión |
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| Verbs | dispute | take exception to |
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| dispute | have a disagreement over something |