ARGUMENT

AR ·GU ·MENT 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 11 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  2. a contentious speech act
  3. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
  4. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

💬 Examples

  • "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
  • "a dispute where there is strong disagreement"
  • "they were involved in a violent argument"
  • "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

🔗 Similar words

statementcontroversycontentioncontestationdisputationdisceptation
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