disputation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌdɪs.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdɪs.pjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/disagreementordebate(=formaldiscussionof atopicon whichpeopledisagree):
（严肃的）争论，辩论Inreligiousdisputation, there is noplaceforinsultorinvective.在宗教议题的辩论中不应使用侮辱和谩骂的语言。
Thisledtolonglegaldisputations.这导致了长期的法律上的争论。
See
dispute
- There willsoonbe no need for disputation on thefutureof theNationalHealthServicebecause it willeffectivelyhaveceasedtoexist.
- The show is amixofphilosophicaldisputation andbroadsatire.
- Thereformationwas thegreatreligiousdisputation thatconvulsed16th-centuryEurope.
- People need to betaughtfactsbefore they canengagein disputations.
Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- be (on) non-speakersidiom
- belligerence
- bickering
- blow(someone/something)up
- bust up
- clash
- conflict
- contentiousness
- contretemps
- ding-dong
- disagreement
- dispute
- hostility
- kerfuffle
- misunderstanding
- personality clash
- spat
- squabble
- wrangle