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Contention vs Squabble - What's the difference?

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Contention is a related term of squabble.


As nouns the difference between contention and squabble

is that contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate while squabble is a minor fight or argument as between children, for example.

As a verb squabble is

to participate in a minor fight or argument.

contention

English

(wikipedia contention)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
    • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
  • (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

    • Synonyms

    * gainstrife, (l), wrangling

    Derived terms

    * bone of contention

    Related terms

    * contend * contender * contentious * contentiousness

    External links

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    squabble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A minor fight or argument as between children, for example.

    • Derived terms

    * squabbly

    Verb

    (squabbl)
  • To participate in a minor fight or argument.
    • ''The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
  • * I. Watts
    • The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
  • (printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.
    • to squabble type

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * squabbler