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(n)
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
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(v)
To take offense; to object or protest. [with to]
(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
(uncountable) The action of competing.
Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
British standard spelling of endeavor.
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
(countable) A competition.
dispute; argument
(uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
(adj)
Controversial; contentious; debated.
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
Extremely important.
(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
(transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
Difficult.
Boldly resisting opposition.
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
Something that constrains; a restriction.
An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.
One who counts.
Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
A distressing or dangerous situation.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
A perceived threat or danger.
A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
(transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
A playful or competitive activity.
Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
(transitive, intransitive) To anticipate or predict someone's actions or thoughts by guesswork.
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.
(figuratively) A painful or trying experience.
(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
A challenge, trial.
The time when something happens.
Requiring little skill or effort.
A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
To request or petition.
(medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
Very uncommon; scarce.
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
(uncountable, recourse to) The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
(intransitive) To make a strong objection.
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.