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Contentious

IPA: kəntɛnʃəs
Hindi: कॉनटेंशस / कंटेंशस / कंटेन्शस
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Hindi Meanings
  • 1.
    विवादपूर्ण (Adjective) 🔊
    English
    Uber chose Expedia’s chief Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO after contentious deliberations.
    हिन्दी
    विवादपूर्ण विचार-विमर्श के बाद उबर ने एक्सपीडिया के प्रमुख दारा खोसरोशाही को सीईओ के रूप में चुना।
  • 2.
    झगड़ालू (Adjective) 🔊
    English
    The contentious debate over climate change policies continues to divide the public and politicians alike.
  • 3.
    दवाब डालना (Adjective) 🔊
    English
    The contentious debate over climate change policies continues to divide the public and politicians alike.
  • 4.
    प्रतिविरोधात्मक (Adjective) 🔊
    English
    He was openly contemptuous of supply-side theories.
    हिन्दी
    वह सप्लाई-साइड सिद्धांतों के खुले तौर पर प्रतिविरोधात्मक था।
  • 5.
    विवादास्पद (Adjective) 🔊
    English
    Rajya Sabha passed contentious Biological Diversity Amendment bill.
    हिन्दी
    राज्यसभा ने विवादास्पद जैव विविधता संशोधन विधेयक पारित किया।
Other Related Words
CONTENTIOUSLY = कलहपूर्वक (adverb) 🔊
English
The debate ended contentiously, with both sides refusing to concede.
CONTENTIOUSLY = झगड़ालूपन (adverb) 🔊
English
The debate ended contentiously, with both sides refusing to concede.
CONTENTIOUSNESS = कलहप्रियता (Noun) 🔊
English
The contentiousness of the debate only escalated when personal attacks replaced constructive criticism.
Definition of Contentious
  • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
  • involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
[Source: Pustak.org]
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Similar Words (Synonyms) of Contentious
combative disputative litigious hostile disputatious
Opposite Words (Antonyms) of Contentious
agreeable

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Contentious meaning in Hindi: विवादपूर्ण. Definition, pronunciation, antonyms, synonyms and example sentences. Contentious ka hindi mein matalab aur prayog.

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