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单词 disputation
释义

disputation

noun

dis·​pu·​ta·​tion ˌdi-spyə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce disputation (audio)
1
: the action of disputing : verbal controversy
continuous disputation between them
ideological disputations
2
: an academic exercise in oral defense of a thesis by formal logic

Synonyms

  • contestation
  • controversy
  • debate
  • difference
  • difficulty
  • disagreement
  • dispute
  • dissension
  • dissention
  • dissensus
  • firestorm
  • nonconcurrence
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Example Sentences

years of debate and disputation a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as “The Night Before Christmas”
Recent Examples on the Web Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989. Susie Linfield, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2022 Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured—thanks often to fiascos of its own making—as has contentious disputation about it. Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured—thanks often to fiascos of its own making—as has contentious disputation about it. Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured—thanks often to fiascos of its own making—as has contentious disputation about it. Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured—thanks often to fiascos of its own making—as has contentious disputation about it. Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 By taking steps to remember that politics always involves disputation, even among those who vote for the same candidates and affiliate with the same party, Americans may begin to rediscover the ability to respectfully disagree with opponents. Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2022 Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured—thanks often to fiascos of its own making—as has contentious disputation about it. Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 In 1486 a young philosopher named Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), famed for his memory, his polyglot learning, and his daring, decided to hold a public disputation in Rome. Anthony Grafton, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

disputation

noun

as in dispute
variance of opinion on a matter a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dispute
  • debate
  • controversy
  • disagreement
  • contestation
  • dissension
  • dissensus
  • dissention
  • firestorm
  • difference
  • nonconcurrence
  • contention
  • difficulty
  • quarrel
  • argument
  • conflict
  • discord
  • clash
  • dissonance
  • confliction
  • strife
  • collision
  • altercation
  • fight
  • struggle
  • disaccord
  • misunderstanding
  • apartness
  • division
  • combat
  • bicker
  • divarication
  • set-to
  • falling-out
  • kickup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • agreement
  • consensus
  • harmony
  • unanimity
  • acceptance
  • compliance
  • peace
  • accord
  • concord
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