CONTENTIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious

Synonyms:

contentiousness; quarrelsomeness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("contentiousness" is a kind of...):

disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contentiousness"):

litigiousness (a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits)

Derivation:

contentious (inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits)