contention

n.

1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate. See synonyms at discord.
2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry: The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
3. An assertion put forward in argument.

[Middle English contencioun, from Old French contention, from Latin contentiō, contentiōn-, from contentus, past participle of contendere, to contend. See contend.]

A condition that arises when two devices attempt to use a single resource at the same time. See contention resolution and CSMA/CD.

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noun

1. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict/cooperation.
2. A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare. See conflict/cooperation.
3. A hypothetical controversial proposition: contestation, thesis. See opinion.

n

Definition: competition
Antonyms: affection, consideration, friendliness, friendship, good will, kindness, sympathy

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strid, påstand

idioms:

• in contention    i konkurrence

Nederlands (Dutch)
twist, rivaliteit, bewering

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Sport) compétition, assertion (sout), différend, dispute

idioms:

• in contention    en compétition

Deutsch (German)
n. - Streit, Streitigkeit, Behauptung

idioms:

• in contention    zur Debatte stehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαμάχη, διένεξη, αντιδικία, ισχυρισμός

idioms:

• in contention    υπό αμφισβήτηση

Italiano (Italian)
asserzione, contesa, controversia, gara, lotta, discordia

idioms:

• in contention    concorrente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - disputa (f), contenção (f)

idioms:

• bone of contention    pomo (m) da discórdia
• in contention    em contenção

Русский (Russian)
спор, разногласия

idioms:

• bone of contention    яблоко раздора
• in contention    состязаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - controversia, discusión, contención

idioms:

• in contention    en rivalidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strid, tvist, påstående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
争论, 所持的论点, 争辩

idioms:

• in contention    争夺, 竞争

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爭論, 所持的論點, 爭辯

idioms:

• in contention    爭奪, 競爭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸움, 논쟁점, 회선쟁탈

idioms:

• in contention    논쟁 중에

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 争い, 論争, 主張, 論点

idioms:

• in contention    論争中で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جدال, نزاع, حجه, زعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טענה, ריב‬

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