contestazione

Definitions of contestazione
  1. noun
    coming into conflict with
    synonyms: guerra, protesta
  2. noun
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
    synonyms: conflitto, conflittualità, contrapposizione, contrasto, frizione, opposizione, tensione, urto
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    types:
    maretta, screzio
    a state of conflict between persons
    disaccordo, discordanza, discordia, dissenso, dissidio, lotta, malumore, scissura
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    disunione
    lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
    type of:
    condizione, stato
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  3. noun
    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    synonyms: conflitto, conflittualità, contrapposizione, contrasto, frizione, irritabilità, nervosismo, nervoso, opposizione, stress, tensione, urto
  4. noun
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
    synonyms: polemica, vertenza
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    types:
    contenzioso, controversia, polemica, questione
    a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
    type of:
    stacco
    a disagreement or argument about something important
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