disputation

C2 Topic:Communication

US /ˌdɪspjəˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #137046

Meanings

1

noun
formal argument or sustained verbal controversy about a question

Years of disputation failed to produce agreement on the constitutional issue.
2

noun
a formal academic exercise in which a thesis is defended through logical argument against objections

The medieval university required each candidate to complete a public disputation before receiving the degree.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · formal argument or... debate controversy argument dispute

2 noun · a formal academic exercise... oral defensescholastic debateacademic debate

Opposites

agreement consensus concord

Word family

Forms disputations

Derived forms disputationaldisputationism

Related forms dispute disputant disputatious rebuttal

Etymology

From Middle English disputacioun, through Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio, 'discussion or debate,' based on disputare, 'weigh, examine, discuss.' Medieval schools specialized the word for a formal oral defense of a proposition.

Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# disputation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪspjəˈteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 137046

## Meanings
1. formal argument or sustained verbal controversy about a question
2. a formal academic exercise in which a thesis is defended through logical argument against objections

## Examples
- Years of disputation failed to produce agreement on the constitutional issue.
- The medieval university required each candidate to complete a public disputation before receiving the degree.

## Synonyms
- debate
- controversy
- argument
- dispute
- oral defense

## Antonyms
- agreement
- consensus
- concord

## Derived Forms
- disputational
- disputationism

## Related Forms
- dispute
- disputant
- disputatious
- rebuttal

## Etymology
From Middle English disputacioun, through Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio, 'discussion or debate,' based on disputare, 'weigh, examine, discuss.' Medieval schools specialized the word for a formal oral defense of a proposition.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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