disputation
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
Other meanings
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
Synonyms
- debate
- public debate
Related words
- disputationism
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “disputation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.