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Definition of Disceptation
1. Noun. A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. "They were involved in a violent argument"
Generic synonyms: Conflict, Difference, Difference Of Opinion, Dispute
Specialized synonyms: Argle-bargle, Argy-bargy, Firestorm, Sparring, Polemic, Fight
Derivative terms: Argue, Contend, Contend, Contentious, Contentious, Contest, Controversial, Dispute, Dispute
Definition of Disceptation
1. n. Controversy; disputation; discussion.
Definition of Disceptation
1. Noun. (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disceptation
Literary usage of Disceptation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland: From the Beginning by Robert Keith, Charles Jobson Lyon (1844)
"And if nothing can be got concluded concerning the said disceptation before the
end of three months, to be reckoned from the date of this present treaty, ..."
2. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John J. Malham (1810)
"... knows the way best to particulars again ; and it hath much the greater life
for practice, when the discourse or disceptation attends upon the example, ..."
3. The Office and Duty of Executors by Thomas Wentworth, Henry Curson, Henry Jeremy (1829)
"As for the point of a woman executor to another person, it was never in that case
under disceptation(a), nor once mentioned in the debate or arguments ..."
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