Dissension vs Contention - What's the difference?
dissension | contention |
An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
* 1843 , E.A.Poe,
struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
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.
(computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
As nouns the difference between dissension and contention
is that dissension is an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.dissension
English
Noun
- The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension , of the supporters of each region.
contention
English
(wikipedia contention)Noun
(en noun)- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
