tenzone

Definitions of tenzone
  1. noun
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    synonyms: battaglia, combattimento, lotta
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    scaramuccia, schermaglia, spazzolata
    a minor short-term fight
    scherma
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    fustigazione, sferzata
    the act of overcoming or outdoing
    mischia
    a noisy fight
    accapigliamento, baruffa, collutazione, pestaggio, rissa
    a noisy fight in a crowd
    accapigliamento, baruffa, collutazione, pestaggio, rissa
    a fistfight
  2. noun
    bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
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    dissonanza
    strife resulting from a lack of agreement
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