contentious

con·ten·tious

 (kən-tĕn′shəs)

adj.

1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative.

2. Involving or causing contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).

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con·ten′tious·ly adv.

con·ten′tious·ness n.

contentious

(kənˈtɛnʃəs)

adj

1. tending to argue or quarrel

2. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial

3. (Law) law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter

conˈtentiously adv

conˈtentiousness n

con•ten•tious

(kənˈtɛn ʃəs)

adj.

1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.

2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.

3. pertaining to causes between contending parties involved in litigation.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]

con•ten′tious•ly, adv.

con•ten′tious•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	contentious - inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
	2.	contentious - involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"

contentious

adjective argumentative, wrangling, perverse, bickering, combative, pugnacious, quarrelsome, litigious, querulous, cavilling, disputatious, factious, captious He was a sociable if rather contentious man.

contentious

adjective

1. Given to arguing:

argumentative, combative, disputatious, eristic, litigious, polemic, polemical, quarrelsome, scrappy.

2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:

bellicose, belligerent, combative, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.

3. Inclined to act in a hostile way:

aggressive, belligerent, combative, hostile, militant.

Translations

مُخاصِم، مُنازِع، مُجادِل

hádavý

stridslysten

streitsüchtig

επίμαχος

contenciosopolémico

acariâtrequerelleur

òrætugjarn

litigiosoquestione controversa

kavgacı

好争论的

contentious

[kənˈtenʃəs] ADJ

1. (= controversial) [issue, view, proposal] → conflictivo, muy discutido

2. (= argumentative) [person] → que le gusta discutir

contentious

[kənˈtɛnʃəs] adj

(= controversial) [issue] → sujet(te) à controverse, litigieux/euse; [view] → discutable

(= heated) [debate] → passionné(e)

[person] → querelleur/euse

contentious

adj subject, issue → strittig, umstritten; view → umstritten, kontrovers; decision, proposal, legislation → umstritten; person → streitlustig, streitsüchtig

contentious

[kənˈtɛnʃəs] adj → polemico/a

contend

(kənˈtend) verb

1. (usually with with) to struggle against. worstel, stry يُكافِح، يُقاوِم، يُنافِس боря се lutar zápolit (s) kämpfen slås med; kæmpe med μάχομαιcompetir võitlema مبارزه کردن؛ جنگیدن kamppailla lutter לְהִתמוֹדֵד विवाद करना boriti se versenyez menentang berjast (við) contendere, combattere 争う 다투다 kovoti, varžytis cīnīties bersaing kampenkjempe mot, slåss, være stridbarwalczyć, rywalizować مجادله كول، مشاجره كول، مخالفت كېدل: سيال كيدل، كېدل، سيالى كول lutar a (se) lupta (împotriva) бороться zápasiť boriti se (proti) boriti se strida (kämpa) mot ดิ้นรนต่อสู้กับ uğraşmak, mücadele etmek 搏鬥，辛苦競爭 суперничати, змагатися جد وجهد كرنا، مقابل‍ہ كرنا đấu tranh với 搏斗，斗争

2. (with that) to say or maintain (that). voer aan, beweer يَقول، يَدَّعي، يُؤكِّد القَول твърдя insistir tvrdit behaupten hævde; påstå ισχυρίζομαιsostener, afirmar väitma استدلال کردن؛ بحث کردن väittää soutenir לִטעוֹן अपनी बात पर अड़े रहना tvrditi állít berpendapat fullyrða sostenere 主張する 맞서다 tvirtinti strīdēties; apgalvot mengatakan bewerenhevde, påståtwierdzić مجادله کول insistir a sus­ţine (că) утверждать tvrdiť, že trditi trvditi hävda ยืนยัน ileri sürmek, iddia etmek 主張 твердити; доводити بحث كرنا، كسى بات پر قائم رهنا cho rằng 声称，主张

conˈtender noun

a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc). stryder, mededinger مُنافِس، مُتَبارِ،مُشْتَرِك في مُباراه съперник competidor uchazeč, soutěžící der/die Kämpfer(in) konkurrencedeltager; udfordrer υποψήφιος, διεκδικητήςcontendiente tiitlitaotleja, kandidaat حریف؛ هماورد kilpailija prétendant/-ante מִתמוֹדֵד मुकाबला करने वाला borac, natjecatelj versenyző kontestan keppandi contendente, concorrente 競争者 선수 pretendentas, varžovas sāncensis; pretendents petanding mededingerkonkurransedeltaker, utfordreruczestnik, zawodnik حریف competidor pretendent претендент uchádzač, -ka tekmovalec takmičar tävlande, utmanare คู่ต่อสู้ yarışmacı, müsabık 競爭者 суперник مقابل‍ہ مي‍ں حص‍ہ لین‍ے والا đối thủ 竞争者

conˈtention noun

1. an opinion put forward. standpunt رَأي يُجادِل المَرْء في سَبيلِه твърдение asserção tvrzení die Behauptung påstand ισχυρισμόςopinión väide استدلال väite assertionטענה दलील prepiranje, svađa állítás pendapat staðhæft álit asserzione 主張 논점 tvirtinimas, įsitikinimas apgalvojums perdebatan beweringpåstandtwierdzenie شخړه، مشاجره، مناقشه سيالى، رقابت، مخالفت asserção afirmaţie утверждение tvrdenie trditev tvrdnja åsikt, argument ความคิดเห็นในการโต้แย้ง iddia, ileri sürülen fikir 論點，主張 точка зору; переконання راۓ sự tranh cãi 论点，主张

2. argument; disagreement. twis, argument نِزاع، جِدال спор discussão hádka; spor der Streit strid φιλονικία, διαφωνίαdiscusión riid مشاجره؛ اختلاف argumentti contestationריב तर्क borba, takmičenje vita pertentangan deila contesa 論争 논쟁 ginčas strīds pendapat geschilstridspór شخړه، مشاجره، مناقشه سيالى، رقابت، مخالفت disputa controversă спор spor prepir prepirka strid, stridighet, tvist การโต้แย้ง tartışma, itilâf 爭論 розбіжність, суперечність حجت، دليل sự bất đồng 争论

conˈtentious (-ʃəs) adjective

quarrelsome. twissiek, twissoekerig مُخاصِم، مُنازِع، مُجادِل заядлив conflituoso hádavý streitsüchtig stridslysten εριστικόςcontencioso, polémico riiuhimuline دعوایی؛ ستیزه جو riitaisa querelleur מְעוֹרֵר מַחֲלוֹקֶת विवादस्पद svadljiv veszekedő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn controverso 議論好きな 논쟁을 좋아하는 mėgstantis ginčytis, vaidingas strīdīgs; ķildīgs perbalahan twistziek, aanvechtbaarkranglevoren, stridbar, trettekjærkłótliwy غالمغالی conflituoso arţă­­gos спорный hádavý prepirljiv svadljiv stridslysten, grälsjuk ซึ่งเป็นที่ถกเถียง kavgacı 好爭論的 задирливий, причепливий متنازع فيه، جهگ‍ڑالو hay cãi nhau 好争论的