Synonyms for disputation
ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃəndis·pu·ta·tion

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1. debate, disputation, public debatenoun

   the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

   Synonyms:
   contestation, controversy, public debate, disceptation, tilt, contention, argument, arguing, debate, argumentation

2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguingnoun

   a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

   "they were involved in a violent argument"

   Synonyms:
   debate, disceptation, lean, list, rivalry, careen, inclination, sway, leaning, contention, line, rock, argument, tilt, joust, controversy, competition, literary argument, contestation, line of reasoning, arguing, statement, argumentation, logical argument, public debate, parameter

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1. disputationnoun

   Synonyms:
   debate, dispute, controversy, argumentation, verbal contest

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1. Joseph Joubert:

   The pain of dispute exceeds, by much, its utility. All disputation makes the mind deaf, and when people are deaf I am dumb.

2. George Eliot:

   Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.