"contentious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/ Audio: en-au-contentious.ogg [Australia] Forms: more contentious [comparative], most contentious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnʃəs Etymology: From Middle French contentieux, from Latin contentiōsus (“quarrelsome, perverse”), from contentiō (“contention”), from contendere, past participle contentus (“to contend”). Equivalent to English contention + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|contentieux}} Middle French contentieux, {{uder|en|la|contentiōsus||quarrelsome, perverse}} Latin contentiōsus (“quarrelsome, perverse”), {{m|la|contentiō||contention}} contentiō (“contention”), {{m|la|contendere}} contendere, {{m|la|contentus||to contend}} contentus (“to contend”), {{m|en|contention}} contention, {{m|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} contentious (comparative more contentious, superlative most contentious)
  1. Marked by heated arguments or controversy. Translations (marked by controversy): спорен (sporen) (Bulgarian), controvertit (Catalan), contenciós (Catalan), 有爭議 (Chinese Mandarin), 有争议 (yǒuzhēngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), sporný [masculine] (Czech), omstreden (Dutch), aangevochten (Dutch), controversieel (Dutch), kiistanalainen (Finnish), controversé (French), სადავო (sadavo) (Georgian), საკამათო (saḳamato) (Georgian), umstritten (German), strittig (German), kontrovers (German), vitás (Hungarian), vitatott (Hungarian), conspóideach (Irish), controverso (Italian), kūraruraru (Maori), ahitere (Maori), whakawehewehe (Maori), omstridt (Norwegian), kontroversiell (Norwegian), sporny [masculine] (Polish), kontrowersyjny (Polish), controverso [masculine] (Portuguese), дискуссионный (diskussionnyj) (Russian), спо́рный (spórnyj) (Russian), controvertido (Spanish), polémico (Spanish), omstridd (Swedish), omtvistad (Swedish), tartışmalı (Turkish), mücâdeleci (Turkish), çekişmeli (Turkish), kavgacı (Turkish), спі́рний (spírnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), дискусі́йний (dyskusíjnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), dadleuol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-contentious-en-adj-Y6INm741 Disambiguation of 'marked by controversy': 81 19
  2. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. Translations (given to struggling): φιλόνεικος (philóneikos) (Ancient Greek), свадлив (svadliv) (Bulgarian), contenciós (Catalan), agressief (Dutch), strijdlustig (Dutch), vechtjas (Dutch), provocateur (Dutch), ruziemaker (Dutch), riitaisa (Finnish), riidanhaluinen (Finnish), belliqueux (French), agressif (French), provocateur (French), combatif (French), batailleur (French), bagarreur (French), chamailleur (French), querelleur (French), streitsüchtig (German), streitbar (German), zänkisch (German), provokativ (German), streitlustig (German), veszekedő (Hungarian), pörlekedő (Hungarian), bellicoso (Italian), aggressivo (Italian), provocatore (Italian), contentiōsus (Latin), kłótliwy (Polish), swarliwy (Polish), conflituoso [masculine] (Portuguese), вздорный (vzdornyj) (Russian), придирчивый (pridirčivyj) (Russian), любящий спо́рить (ljubjaščij spóritʹ) (Russian), conflictivo (Spanish), pendenciero (Spanish), camorrista (Spanish), belicoso (Spanish), provocador (Spanish), bråkig (Swedish), зади́рливий (zadýrlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), приче́пливий (pryčéplyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-contentious-en-adj-ltoztPNs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'given to struggling': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contentiously, contentiousness, uncontentious Related terms: contend, contender, contention

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          "word": "kłótliwy"
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          "word": "swarliwy"
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          "sense": "given to struggling",
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vzdornyj",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pridirčivyj",
          "sense": "given to struggling",
          "word": "придирчивый"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubjaščij spóritʹ",
          "sense": "given to struggling",
          "word": "любящий спо́рить"
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          "word": "camorrista"
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          "sense": "given to struggling",
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
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          ],
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sporen",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "спорен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "controvertit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "contenciós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "有爭議"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒuzhēngyì",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "有争议"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sporný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "omstreden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "aangevochten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "controversieel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "kiistanalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "controversé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sadavo",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "სადავო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saḳamato",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "საკამათო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "umstritten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "strittig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "kontrovers"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "vitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "vitatott"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "conspóideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "controverso"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "kūraruraru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "ahitere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "whakawehewehe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "omstridt"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "kontroversiell"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sporny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "kontrowersyjny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "controverso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskussionnyj",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "дискуссионный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spórnyj",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "спо́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "controvertido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "polémico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "omstridd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "omtvistad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "tartışmalı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "mücâdeleci"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "çekişmeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "kavgacı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spírnyj",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спі́рний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyskusíjnyj",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дискусі́йний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "marked by controversy",
      "word": "dadleuol"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svadliv",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "свадлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "contenciós"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "agressief"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "strijdlustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "vechtjas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "provocateur"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "ruziemaker"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "riitaisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "riidanhaluinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "belliqueux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "agressif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "provocateur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "combatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "batailleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "bagarreur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "chamailleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "querelleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "streitsüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "streitbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "zänkisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "provokativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "streitlustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "philóneikos",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "φιλόνεικος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "veszekedő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "pörlekedő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "bellicoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "aggressivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "provocatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "contentiōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "kłótliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "swarliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "conflituoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzdornyj",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "вздорный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pridirčivyj",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "придирчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubjaščij spóritʹ",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "любящий спо́рить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "conflictivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "pendenciero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "camorrista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "belicoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "provocador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "word": "bråkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zadýrlyvyj",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зади́рливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryčéplyvyj",
      "sense": "given to struggling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приче́пливий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contentious"
}

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