contention
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DISCORD implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. e.g. a political party long racked by discord
STRIFE emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. e.g. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife
CONFLICT usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. e.g. the conflict of freedom and responsibility
e.g. several points of contention about the new zoning law
DISSENSION implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. e.g. religious dissension threatened to split the colony
VARIANCE implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. e.g. cultural variances that work against a national identity
noun
contention
e.g. the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries.
〖しばしばone's ～〗 (討論などでの) «…という» 論点, 主張, 意見 «that節»
e.g. statistics bear out his contention that many runners are undertrained for this event.
PHRASES
having a good chance of success in a contest:
e.g. three penalties kept the team firmly in contention
e.g. he was in contention for the batting title in September.
not having a good chance of success in a contest:
e.g. she has finally admitted that the team is out of contention
e.g. he is out of contention for the starting rotation.
ORIGIN