contention

noun

/kənˈtenʃn/

(formal)Idioms

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[uncountable] anger between people who disagree synonym dispute
- One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.
- Privatization of the health service remains a point of contention.
- There is no contention between the two groups.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- play-off
- title
preposition
- contention between
phrases
- an area of contention
- a bone of contention
- a point of contention
- …
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[countable] contention (that…) a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument
- It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.
- I would reject that contention.
Extra Examples
- Her main contention is that staff should get better training.
- There is no evidence to support her contention.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- main
verb + contention
- support
- dispute
- reject
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.

Idioms

a bone of contention

a subject that causes people to disagree
- Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

in contention (for something)

with a chance of winning something
- Only three teams are now in contention for the title.
Extra Examples
- There were three left in serious contention for the prize.
- Their team is still in contention for the championship

out of contention (for something)

without a chance of winning something
- The Jaguars are now out of contention.
- The Comets were eliminated from play-off contention.

单词	contention
释义	contention noun /kənˈtenʃn/ /kənˈtenʃn/ (formal)Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] anger between people who disagree synonym dispute One area of contention is the availability of nursery care. Privatization of the health service remains a point of contention. There is no contention between the two groups. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective play-off title preposition contention between phrases an area of contention a bone of contention a point of contention … See full entry [countable] contention (that…) a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident. I would reject that contention. Extra Examples Her main contention is that staff should get better training. There is no evidence to support her contention. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective main verb + contention support dispute reject … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’. Idioms a bone of contention a subject that causes people to disagree Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 in contention (for something) with a chance of winning something Only three teams are now in contention for the title. Extra Examples There were three left in serious contention for the prize. Their team is still in contention for the championship out of contention (for something) without a chance of winning something The Jaguars are now out of contention. The Comets were eliminated from play-off contention.
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