contention
noun/kənˈtɛnʃən/
Etymology From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).
1
Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
2
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
3
Communications, Computing, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Telecommunications Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
- Synonyms
- gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling
- Derived terms
- bone of contention, contentional, contention system, in contention, noncontention, point of contention, resource contention
- Related terms
- contend, contender, contentious, contentiousness
- Hyponyms
- resource contention