- 1[uncountable] angry disagreement between people synonym dispute One area of contention is the availability of daycare. a point of contention
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- 2[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. Idioms
a subject that causes disagreement and arguments between people
with a chance of winning something Only three teams are now in contention for the title.
without a chance of winning something
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