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    DISCEPTATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreementplay

    Example:

    they were involved in a violent argument

    Synonyms:

    arguing; argument; contention; contestation; controversy; disceptation; disputation; tilt

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("disceptation" is a kind of...):

    conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disceptation"):

    argle-bargle; argy-bargy (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)

    firestorm (an outburst of controversy)

    sparring (an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage)

    polemic (a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))

    fight (an intense verbal dispute)

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