disputation
/dɪsˌpjuːˈteɪʃən/ noun
Forms disputations
- noun The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
- noun A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
Synonyms
debate public debate controversy contention contestation disceptation tilt argument arguing
Etymology
English dispute + -ation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
- noun A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
Etymology [OE. desputeson, disputacion, OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See Dispute, v. i.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “disputation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details