contention Copy link Outline I. In abstract sense; strife1. discordia2. expr. by pl. of words given under (II.)II. A strife1. contentio2. certātio, certāmen3. luctātio4. altercātio5. disceptātio, contrōversia • contention: I. In abstract sense; strife: 1. discordia: v. discord. 2. expr. by pl. of words given under (II.): to delight in c., *contentionibus gaudere; ex dissidiis contentionibusque voluptatem trahere. II. A strife: 1. contentio: I had many and great c.s with M. Crassus, mihi cum M. Crasso multae et magnae contentiones fuerunt, Cic. 2. certātio, certāmen: v. contest, strife. (Often used of emulation, rivalry; as is the verb.) 3. luctātio: v. struggle. 4. altercātio: Cic.: v. altercation. 5. disceptātio, contrōversia: v. dispute, controversy.