argument
[ ahr-gyuh-muhnt ]
/ ˈɑr gyə mənt /
noun
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synonym study for argument
1. Argument, controversy, dispute imply the expression of opinions for and against some idea. An argument usually arises from a disagreement between two persons, each of whom advances facts supporting his or her own point of view. A controversy or a dispute may involve two or more persons. A dispute is an oral contention, usually brief, and often of a heated, angry, or undignified character: a violent dispute over a purchase. A controversy is an oral or written expression of contrary opinions, and may be dignified and of some duration: a political controversy.
OTHER WORDS FROM argument
re·ar·gu·ment, nounWords nearby argument
arguable, arguably, argue, Argüedas, argufy, argument, argumentation, argumentative, argument from design, argumentum, argumentum ad hominem
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British Dictionary definitions for argument
argument
/ (ˈɑːɡjʊmənt) /
noun
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Idioms and Phrases with argument
argument
see under pick a quarrel.
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