arguing
noun
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- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
they were involved in a violent argument
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- contend derivation
- quarrel derivation
- dispute derivation
- contest derivation
- controversial derivation
- contentious derivation
- combative derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contend |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quarrel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispute |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contest |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | controversial |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contentious |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | combative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dispute |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | argy-bargy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | firestorm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sparring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polemic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fight |