disputation

UK: /ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən/

US: /ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən/

US: (dis′pyŏŏ tā′shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•pu•ta•tion /ˌdɪspyʊˈteɪʃən/   n. 

1. the act of disputing:
   [uncountable] arguing with careful disputation.
   [countable] long disputations about what to do.

See -pute-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•pu•ta•tion  (dis′pyŏŏ tā′shən), n. 

1. the act of disputing or debating;
   verbal controversy;
   discussion or debate.
2. an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents.
3. [Obs.] conversation.

• Old French
• Latin disputātiōn- (stem of disputātiō), equivalent. to disputāt(us) (past participle of disputāre; disput- (see dispute) + -ātus -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion; replacing desputisoun
• Middle English disputacioun 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

disputation / ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun

1. the act or an instance of arguing
2. a formal academic debate on a thesis
3. an obsolete word for conversation