Contentious vs Dispute - What's the difference?
contentious | dispute |
Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
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Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
* Milton
Contest; struggle; quarrel.
To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
* Bancroft
To strive or contend about; to contest.
* Prescott
(obsolete) To struggle against; to resist.
* Shakespeare
As an adjective contentious
is marked by heated arguments or controversy.As a noun dispute is
an argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.As a verb dispute is
to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.contentious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Ukraine, however, will complain long and hard about a contentious second-half incident when Marko Devic's shot clearly crossed the line before it was scrambled away by John Terry, only for the officials to remain unmoved.}}
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* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* contentiously * contentiousnessReferences
* *dispute
English
(wikipedia dispute)Noun
(en noun)- Addicted more / To contemplation and profound dispute .
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Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(disput)- Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.
- to dispute assertions or arguments
- to seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance
- to dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards
- Dispute it [grief] like a man.