disputatiousness

noun

Definition of disputatiousnessnext
as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel the stubborn disputatiousness of the committee members kept them from getting much accomplished

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  1. aggression
  2. hostility
  3. fight
  4. defiance
Noun
  • Not just because of his physicality, aggression and reading of the game but because his work on the ball will have to improve significantly during his time at City.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In his four years as secretary of state, Antony Blinken has traveled more than a million miles on the job, countering Russian aggression in Ukraine with a reinvigorated NATO alliance, and managing American interests in the ongoing turmoil across the Middle East.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of aggression
Noun
  • On several occasions tensions between the two countries — NATO allies divided by deep historical antagonisms — have stirred powerful nationalist passions and brought them to the brink of hostilities.
    Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In it, Elphaba and Galinda profess their undying friendship; suffice it to say that Grande found the notion of treating her co-star with violent hostility an acting challenge.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • At the time, Carter's administration was asking Congress to approve some $5 million in military aid to assist in the fight against leftist guerrillas, despite several reports of right-wing death squads carrying out extrajudicial killings against union organizers, teachers and priests.
    Jasmine Romero, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • A number of employees also left Automattic last year after the company offered to buy out staff who didn’t agree with its fight against WP Engine.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of fight
Noun
  • Modi’s immense and sustained popularity is partly about his ability to project a kind of Churchillian defiance in the face of these threats.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In contrast, those raised with unrestricted access to devices often find social interactions difficult and may exhibit more defiance and disrespect.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of defiance
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