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DISPUTATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

they were involved in a violent argument

Synonyms:

arguing; argument; contention; contestation; controversy; disceptation; disputation; tilt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("disputation" 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 "disputation"):

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)

Derivation:

dispute (have a disagreement over something)

dispute (take exception to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)play

Synonyms:

debate; disputation; public debate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

oral presentation; public speaking; speaking; speechmaking (delivering an address to a public audience)

Derivation:

dispute (have a disagreement over something)

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