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Disputations vs Contention - What's the difference?

disputations | contention |

As nouns the difference between disputations and contention

is that disputations is while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.

disputations

English

Noun

(head)
  • 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