a contention is a form of:
Contention
noun
- 1.
- ~ (for something to do something) (contending, strife, struggle, etc., idea a person believes in or argues for) ការប្រណាំងប្រជែង, ជម្លោះ, ការពោលអះអាង
Example: Constant contention in a family, the contention that poverty causes crime.contention between enemies ការមិនស្រុះស្រួលគ្នា, ការទាស់ទែងគ្នា, ការជជែកតវ៉ា, (title is) in contention មិនទាន់ដាច់ស្រេច, Law contention of the defense សេចក្ដីអះអាង
Example: Two teams in contention for the title. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការប្រកួតប្រជែង, ការអះអាង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.
- 2.
- Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention.
- 3.
- Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.
- 4.
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.
- 1.
- battle, collision, conflict, 1 duel, encounter, fight, struggle
- 2.
- controversy, discord, inconsistency, opposition, variance
- 1.
- amity, concord, consonance, harmony