pointscoring

ˈpɔɪntˌskɔːrɪŋ

Definition

Definition of pointscoring - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

games

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the act of gaining points in a game or competition

Rare

His pointscoring in the match was impressive.

scoring

tallying

competition

Rare

form of one-upmanship claiming achievements

Rare

His constant pointscoring annoyed his colleagues.

one-upmanship

outdoing

triumphing

Adjective

competitive

Rare

focused on gaining advantage over others

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His pointscoring attitude annoyed his teammates.

competitive

rivalrous

argumentative

Rare

aimed at winning arguments rather than solving issues

Rare

The debate turned into a pointscoring contest.

argumentative

combative

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Origin of pointscoring

English, point (score) + scoring (marking)

Examples of pointscoring in a sentence

The game was intense with rapid pointscoring from both sides.
The meeting turned into a session of pointscoring.
Pointscoring was evident in their heated debate.
Her pointscoring remarks were unappreciated.
The debate turned into a pointscoring contest.
His pointscoring remarks did not help the discussion.

The meeting was filled with pointscoring comments.

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French:score, compétitif, ...
German:Punkte sammeln, wettbewerbsorientiert, ...
Italian:marcatura di punti, competitivo, ...
Spanish:marcación de puntos, competitivo, ...
Portuguese:pontuação, competitivo, ...
Chinese:得分, 竞争的, ...
Japanese:得点, 得点稼ぎの, ...
Arabic:تَسْجِيل النِّقَاط, تَنَافُسِي, ...
Hebrew:צְבִירַת נְקֻדוֹת, תַּחֲרוּתִי, ...
Russian:набор очков, соревновательный, ...
Ukrainian:набирання очок, змагальний, ...
Hindi:अंक प्राप्ति, प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक, ...
Bengali:পয়েন্ট সংগ্রহ, প্রতিযোগিতামূলক, ...
Catalan:anotació de punts, competitiu, ...
Czech:bodování, soutěživý, ...
Danish:pointsamling, konkurrencepræget, ...
Dutch:punten scoren, competitief, ...
Greek:συλλογή πόντων, ανταγωνιστικός, ...
Hungarian:pontszerzés, előnyszerzésre törekvő, ...
Khmer:ការរកបានពិន្ទុ, ដែលផ្តោតលើការយកប្រៀបលើអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:득점, 경쟁적인, ...
Persian:امتیازگیری, رقابت‌جویانه, ...
Polish:zdobywanie punktów, rywalizacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):pontuação, competitivo, ...
Romanian:marcare de puncte, competitiv, ...
Swedish:poängsamling, poängsökande, ...
Thai:การทำคะแนน, ที่มุ่งเน้นการได้เปรียบ, ...
Turkish:puan toplama, avantajcı, ...
Vietnamese:ghi điểm, cạnh tranh, ...

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