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dispute, contravention
n. coming into conflict with
dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
Verbs (8)
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challenge, dispute, gainsay
v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
v. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
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conflict, struggle, battle
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
competition, contention, rivalry
n. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
contest
n. a struggle between rivals
battle, conflict, fight, engagement
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
fight
n. an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
riot, public violence
n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa
n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
affray, altercation, fracas
n. noisy quarrel
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
n. a quarrel about petty points
scramble, scuffle
n. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
betrothal, troth, engagement
n. a mutual promise to marry
misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking
n. putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
conflict, struggle, battle
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
debate, disputation, public debate
n. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
discussion, treatment, discourse
n. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
feud
n. a bitter quarrel between two parties
polemic
n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
strife
n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
doubt, distrust, suspect
v. suspect to be false
antagonize, antagonise, counteract
v. act in opposition to
impute
v. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"
disprove, confute
v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
impugn
v. attack as false or wrong
contradict, negate, contravene
v. deny the truth of
deny
v. refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
oppose
v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
battle, combat
v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
compete, vie, contend
v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
clash
v. disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"
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