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Contentiousness vs Contention - What's the difference?

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Contention is a related term of contentiousness.



As nouns the difference between contentiousness and contention

is that contentiousness is the state of being contentious while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.

contentiousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being contentious.
  • 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