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- Dictionarycontention/kənˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. heated disagreement: "the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries" Similar Opposite
- 2. an assertion, especially one maintained in argument: "Freud's contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment" Similar
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