contestation

/ˌkɑn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/

UK: /ˌkɒn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/

kɑn · TƐSTEꞮ · ʃən (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

The act of contesting; emulation

Etymology

From contest + -ation.

Example Sentences

"Contempt and loathing for body and nature are central to the operations of white male grievance, and any contestation of these politics will require us to challenge the somatophobia and ecophobia with which they are bound up."