Definition of contention

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Contention (n.) Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.

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Strived :: Strive (n.) Strife; contention.
Struggler :: Struggle (n.) Contest; contention; strife.
Concertation :: Concertation (n.) Strife; contention.
Firebrand :: Firebrand (n.) One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary..
Quarrelsome :: Quarrelsome (a.) Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
Feud :: Feud (n.) A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed..
Contentious :: Contentious (a.) Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
Tiff :: Tiff (n.) A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift.
Dissension :: Dissension (n.) Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel..
Debatefully :: Debatefully (adv.) With contention.
Decertation :: Decertation (n.) Contest for mastery; contention; strife.
Contention :: Contention (n.) A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for..
Contentious :: Contentious (a.) Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
Debateful :: Debateful (a.) Full of contention; contentious; quarrelsome.
Strife :: Strife (n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts..
Chest :: Chest (n.) Strife; contention; controversy.
Contest :: Contest (v. i.) To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with..
Outcast :: Outcast (n.) A quarrel; a contention.
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress..
Strife :: Strife (n.) Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.
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