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contention: a point asserted as part of an argument

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apologia collapse

warfare collapse

interrogative collapse: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation; relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction"

disabuse collapse: free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

unpleasantness collapse: the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"; the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

rivalry collapse

cross question collapse

hatred collapse

polarization collapse: the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration; the condition of having or giving polarity

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

interrogation collapse: formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

antithesis collapse: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"

lawlessness collapse: illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

apologetics collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

tiff collapse

squabble collapse

tender spot collapse

altercation collapse

spat collapse: a young oyster or other bivalve; a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles; spawn; "oysters spat"; engage in a brief and petty quarrel; strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"; become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"; come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"

contraposition collapse

hurrah collapse: a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah"; shout `hurrah!'

wrangling collapse

question mark collapse: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

disaffinity collapse

vendetta collapse: a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

malice collapse: feeling a need to see others suffer

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

dissidence collapse: disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

dissonance collapse: disagreeable sounds

counteraction collapse

logomachy collapse: argument about words or the meaning of words

disunion collapse: the termination or destruction of union

malevolence collapse: the quality of threatening evil; wishing evil to others

strife collapse: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

spite collapse

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