dispute (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. concertātio, contrōversia2. disceptātio3. altercātio (more violent than disceptatio4. rixa (strictly, a quarrel, q. v.; also used in modified sense)5. very often expr. by verb • dispute (subs.): 1. concertātio, contrōversia: v. controversy. 2. disceptātio: a d. respecting words (or, to be settled by words), verborum d., Liv. Join: disceptatio contentioque (the latter referring to the heat of discussion), Cic. 3. altercātio (more violent than disceptatio: "non disceptatio modo, sed etiam altercatio," Liv.): Cic.: v. altercation. 4. rixa (strictly, a quarrel, q. v.; also used in modified sense): Cic.: v. feud. 5. very often expr. by verb: there is a d. between, etc., disputatur, ambigitur, inter, etc.: during the d., inter disputandum: that is matter of d., id disputar potest: v. to discuss, dispute. Phr.: the matter is still in d., adhuc sub judice lis est, Hor.