noun, feminine

contention

/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

noun, feminine/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/plural: contentions

contention is feminine in French.

disposition, effort; dispute, contention; immobilization, (psychiatry) restraint

“contention d'esprit”

Synonyms: débat, dispute

Borrowed from Latin contentiō.