Word.ws English Dictionary

point of contention

point of contention noun: a matter that forms the basis of a disagreement, struggle, etc.

Noun

point of contention (plural points of contention)

  1. A matter that forms the basis of a disagreement, struggle, etc.

Synonyms of point of contention

Forms of point of contention

pluralpoints of contention

Questions about point of contention

What does point of contention mean?
Point of contention means a matter that forms the basis of a disagreement, struggle, etc.
What part of speech is point of contention?
Point of contention is a noun.
What is the plural of point of contention?
The plural of point of contention is points of contention.

Words near point of contention in the dictionary

  1. point of articulation
  2. Point of Ayr
  3. Point of Bay
  4. point of care
  5. point of contact
  6. point of contention
  7. point of departure
  8. point of difference
  9. point of divergence
  10. point of honor
  11. point of honour

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: point of contention (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “point of contention.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/point_of_contention. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.