DISPUTATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a contentious speech act
   • a dispute where there is strong disagreement
   Synonym(s)
   • arguing (what does arguing mean?)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • contestation (what does contestation mean?)
   • controversy (what does controversy mean?)
   • disceptation (what does disceptation mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were involved in a violent argument
   Hypernyms(s) disputation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • difference (what does difference mean?)
   • difference of opinion (what does difference of opinion mean?)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • argy-bargy (what does argy-bargy mean?)
   • argle-bargle (what does argle-bargle mean?)
   • firestorm (what does firestorm mean?)
   • sparring (what does sparring mean?)
   • polemic (what does polemic mean?)
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • argue (what does argue mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • quarrel (what does quarrel mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)
   • argufy (what does argufy mean?)
   • altercate (what does altercate mean?)
   • challenge (what does challenge mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • gainsay (what does gainsay mean?)
   • contest (what does contest mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • repugn (what does repugn mean?)
   • argue (what does argue mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • contest (what does contest mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • repugn (what does repugn mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
   Synonym(s)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • public debate (what does public debate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) disputation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • public speaking (what does public speaking mean?)
   • speechmaking (what does speechmaking mean?)
   • speaking (what does speaking mean?)
   • oral presentation (what does oral presentation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quarrel (what does quarrel mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)
   • argufy (what does argufy mean?)
   • altercate (what does altercate mean?)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • deliberate (what does deliberate mean?)