English-Thai Dictionary

contention

N การแข่งขัน  competition rivalry kan-kaeng-kan

 

contention

N การ โต้แย้ง  การโต้เถียง  ความขัดแย้ง  argument controversy disagreement kan-tol-yaeng

 

contention

N ความคิดเห็น ใน การ โต้แย้ง  kwam-kid-hen-nai-kan-tol-yaeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTENTION

n.[L. See Contend. ] 1. Strife; struggle; a violent effort to obtain something, or to resist a person, claim or injury; contest; quarrel.
Multitudes lost their lives in a tumult raised by contention among the partizans of the several colors.
2. Strife in words or debate; quarrel; angry contest; controversy.
Avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law. Titus 3:9.
A fool's lips enter into contention. Proverbs 18:6.
3. Strife or endeavor to excel; emulation.
4. Eagerness; zeal; ardor; vehemence of endeavor.
This is an end worthy of our utmost contention to obtain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTENTION

Con *ten "tion, n. Etym: [F. contention, L. contentio. See Contend. ]

 

1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. I would my arcontenion. 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 contenion to obtain. Rogers.

 

4. 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. 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. -- 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 necessairly 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 such. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contention

con ten tion |kənˈtenCHən kənˈtɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun 1 heated disagreement: the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries. 2 an assertion, esp. one maintained in argument: statistics bear out his contention that many runners are undertrained for this event. PHRASES in contention having a good chance of success in a contest: he was in contention for the batting title in September. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contentio (n- ), from contendere ‘strive with ’ (see contend ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contention

con |ten |tion |kənˈtɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] heated disagreement: the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries. 2 [ count noun ] an assertion, especially one maintained in argument: Freud's contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment. PHRASES in (or out of ) contention having (or not having ) a good chance of success in a contest. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contentio (n- ), from contendere ‘strive with ’ (see contend ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contention

contention noun 1 a point of contention: disagreement, dispute, disputation, argument, discord, conflict, friction, strife, dissension, disharmony. ANTONYMS agreement. 2 we questioned the validity of his contention: argument, claim, plea, submission, allegation, assertion, declaration; opinion, stand, position, view, belief, thesis, case. PHRASES in contention the sisters are in contention for the top ranking: in competition, competing, contesting, contending, vying; striving, struggling.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contention

contention noun 1 there were a number of points of contention between the Crown and Parliament: disagreement, dispute, disputation, argument, variance; discord, hostility, conflict, friction, acrimony, enmity, strife, dissension, disharmony, quarrelling, feuding. ANTONYMS agreement. 2 her contention is that this event was the result of a conspiracy: argument, claim, plea, submission, allegation; opinion, stand, position, view, belief, thesis, hypothesis, case, postulation; declaration, assertion, affirmation, pronouncement, announcement, statement. PHRASES in contention he is in contention for a first-team place: in competition, competing, contesting, contending, challenging, vying; striving, struggling, tussling, grappling, battling, fighting, warring.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contention

con ten tion /kənténʃ (ə )n /→contend 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C ｟かたく ｠(議論 討論などでの ) «…という » 論点, 主張 , 意見 «that 節 » ▸ I don't support the tobacco industry's contention that cigarettes are not addictive .タバコには中毒性がないというタバコ産業の主張は支持しない 2 U ｟かたく ｠論争 , 議論 , 口論 ; 争い , 競争 ▸ There is no contention within our family on that issue .私の家族にはその問題に関し意見の対立はない ▸ consult on issues of contention 論争中の問題に関し会談する 3 U 〘コンピュ 〙(通信の )競合 , コンテンション .in cont é ntion ｟かたく ｠論争中で [の ]; 【競技などで 】競争中で [の ], 勝つ可能性のある «for , in , at » .