contestation

Noun

Meaning

The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

argument controversy arguing contention tilt disputation disceptation careen war difference competition conflict opposition debate discussion

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Antonyms

consensus negotiation

Hypernyms

difference conflict dispute difference of opinion

Hyponyms

fight sparring polemic firestorm argle-bargle argy-bargy

Anagrams

nonsteatotic

Examples

We reach ecstasy by a contestation of knowledge. Were I to stop at ecstasy and grasp it, in the end I would define it. Georges Bataille

The difficulty that contestation must be done in the name of an authority is resolved this: I contest in the name of contestation what experience itself is. Georges Bataille

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Again, they allowed Florida State back into the game with bad shot selection on offense and poor shot contestation on defense. Source: Internet

As a result, in the former Transkei, funerals have become sites of contestation and confusion, as culture, spirituality and statecraft collide. Source: Internet

As a party, APC provide all the liberal space for issue-based political contestation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

contestable contestably contestant contestatory contested contestee