Definition of Contention. Meaning of Contention. Synonyms of Contention

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Definition of Contention

Contention
Contention Con*ten"tion, n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See Contend.] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. I would my arms could match thee in contention. --Shak. 2. Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention. Contentions and strivings about the law. --Titus iii. 9. 3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal. An end . . . worthy our utmost contention to obtain. --Rogers. 4. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for. All men seem agreed what is to be done; the contention is how the subject is to be divided and defined. --Bagehot. This was my original contention, and I still maintain that you should abide by your former decision. --Jowett. Syn: Struggle; strife; contest; quarrel; combat; conflict; feud; litigation; controversy; dissension; variance; disagreement; debate; competition; emulation. Usage: Contention, Strife. A struggle between two parties is the idea common to these two words. Strife is a struggle for mastery; contention is a struggle for the possession of some desired object, or the accomplishment of some favorite end. Neither of the words is necessarily used in a bad sense, since there may be a generous strife or contention between two friends as to which shall incur danger or submit to sacrifices. Ordinarily, however, these words denote a struggle arising from bad passions. In that case, strife usually springs from a quarrelsome temper, and contention from, a selfish spirit which seeks its own aggrandizement, or is fearful lest others should obtain too much. Strife has more reference to the manner than to the object of a struggle, while contention takes more account of the end to be gained.

Meaning of Contention from wikipedia

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- Look up bone of contention in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bone of Contention may refer to: The Bone of Contention, a 2004 audio drama, a spin-off...
- Contention City or Contention is a ghost mining town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It was occupied from the...
- computer networking, the contention ratio is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to the actual bandwidth. The higher the contention ratio, the greater...
- time division multiplexing, contention is a media access method that is used to share a broadcast medium. In contention, any computer in the network...
- The contention of the bards (Irish: Iomarbhágh na bhFileadh) was a literary controversy of early 17th century Gaelic Ireland, lasting from 1616 to 1624...
- Bones of Contention is a 1936 short story collection by Frank O'Connor featuring the following stories: Michael's Wife Orpheus and His Lute Peasants In...