disputation

dis·pu·ta·tion

D0283500 (dĭs′pyə-tā′shən)n.1. The act of disputing; debate.2. An academic exercise consisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis.

disputation

(ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən) n1. the act or an instance of arguing2. (Education) a formal academic debate on a thesis3. an obsolete word for conversation

dis•pu•ta•tion

(ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate. 2. an academic exercise stressing the formal arguing of a thesis. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

disputation

a controversial debate or discussion; a dispute. See also speech. — disputant, n.See also: Argumentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disputation - the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)public debate, debateoral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
	2.	disputation - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"contestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, tiltdifference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"argle-bargle, argy-bargy - a verbal dispute; a wrangling argumentfirestorm - an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm"sparring - an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantagepolemic - a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)fight - an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

disputation

noun dispute, debate, controversy, polemics, dissension, argumentation after much legal disputation

disputation

nounThe presentation of an argument or arguments:argumentation, debate, forensics.

Translations

辩论

dispute

(diˈspjuːt) verb1. to argue against or deny. I'm not disputing what you say. 反駁，否認 对...提出质疑2. to argue (about). They disputed the ownership of the land for years. 否認 争论 noun (an) argument or quarrel. a dispute over wages. 爭論 争论diˈsputable adjective able to be argued about. Whether this change was an improvement is disputable. 可爭論的，有爭議性的 可争论的，可商榷的 ˌdispuˈtation noun a formal argument. 辯論 辩论