DISCEPTATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

Example:

they were involved in a violent argument

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)

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

argle-bargle; argy-bargy (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)

firestorm (an outburst of controversy)

sparring (an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage)

polemic (a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))

fight (an intense verbal dispute)