disputation

ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of disputation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

contentious discussion

Dated

discussion on a subject with disagreement

Dated

The meeting turned into a disputation over policy changes.

argument

controversy

debate

academic debate

Dated

formal debate on a thesis

Dated

The university held a disputation on climate change.

argumentation

debate

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Origin of disputation

Latin, disputare (to discuss)

Terms with disputation included in their meaning

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academician

debate expert

scholar skilled in academic disputation

opponency

education

the act of opening an academic disputation

Examples of disputation in a sentence

A disputation arose over the interpretation of the law.
The disputation on the new policy was intense.
Students prepared for the disputation on philosophical theories.

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French:dispute, débat formel, ...
German:Streitgespräch, Disputation, ...
Italian:discussione, discussione formale, ...
Spanish:disputa, ...
Portuguese:disputa, debate académico, ...
Chinese:争论, 论战, ...
Japanese:論争, 討論会, ...
Arabic:جِدَال, مناظرة علمية, ...
Hebrew:וִכּוּחַ, דִּיּוּן, ...
Russian:спор, диспут, ...
Ukrainian:дискусія, спір, ...
Hindi:विवाद, बहस, ...
Bengali:বিতর্ক, বিতর্ক সভা, ...
Catalan:disputa, debat formal, ...
Czech:disputace, rozprava, ...
Danish:diskussion, disputation, ...
Dutch:dispuut, debat, ...
Greek:αντιπαράθεση, διατριβή, ...
Hungarian:vita, diszputáció, ...
Khmer:ការជជែកដេញដោល, ការជជែកដេញដោលជាផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:논쟁, 토론, ...
Persian:بحث جدلی, مناظره, ...
Polish:spór, debata, ...
Portuguese (BR):disputa, debate formal, ...
Romanian:dispută, disputație, ...
Swedish:tvist, disputation, ...
Thai:การโต้เถียง, การโต้วาที, ...
Turkish:tartışma, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc tranh luận, tranh luận chính thức, ...

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Definition of disputation - Reverso English Dictionary

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