Disputation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃn|
Brit.
|dɪspjuːˈteɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) (syn: debate)
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (syn: argument, contention, contestation, controversy, tilt)
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (syn: argument, contention, contestation, controversy, tilt)
Extra examples
...a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as “The Night Before Christmas”...
Word forms
noun
singular: disputation
plural: disputations
singular: disputation
plural: disputations
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