contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy.

CONTENTION definition: 1. the disagreement that results from opposing arguments: 2. an opinion expressed in an argument…. Learn more.

Contention definition: a struggling together in opposition; strife.. See examples of CONTENTION used in a sentence.

Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was …

Definition of contention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate: "Amid all the hand-wringing and contention about whether what the bees do is really 'language,' no one seems to question …

Aug 28, 2025 · Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position …

an argument one puts forward; opinion or belief:[countable] It's my contention that we must consolidate our businesses. Idioms be in contention, [uncountable] to be competing, as for a …

A bone of contention is something that causes anger and disagreement. The tariffs have been a bone of contention between the two nations. He is in contention for the Olympic medal.

There is nothing "content," or satisfying, about being in contention, and that's probably because the word contention means being in a competition that only one side can win.