Contestation
//ˌkɒn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of contesting; emulation countable, uncountable
- 2 a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement wordnet
- 3 The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea. countable, uncountable
"Contempt and loathing for body and nature are central to the operations of white male grievance, and any contestation of these politics will require us to challenge the somatophobia and ecophobia with which they are bound up."
- 4 Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Contempt and loathing for body and nature are central to the operations of white male grievance, and any contestation of these politics will require us to challenge the somatophobia and ecophobia with which they are bound up."
Etymology
From contest + -ation.
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