— contentional , adj.
/keuhn ten"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a struggling together in opposition; strife.
2. a striving in rivalry; competition; contest.
3. strife in debate; dispute; controversy.
4. a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.
[ 1350-1400; ME ( contention- (s. of contentio ), equiv. to content ( us ), ptp. of contendere to CONTEND ( con- CON- + tentus, var. of TENSUS; see TENSE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1. conflict, combat. 3. disagreement, dissension, debate, altercation.
Ant. 3. agreement.