kiista — meaning in English
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English meaning
- altercation noun A noisy or angry argument, often in public.
- argument noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
- bate verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- bicker verb To argue repeatedly over small, unimportant things.
- controversy noun Public disagreement or debate, often heated, about a particular issue.
- dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
- quarrel noun An angry argument or dispute, especially between people who know each other.
- skirmish noun A short fight between small groups, usually part of a bigger conflict.
- word noun The smallest unit of language that carries meaning on its own, made up of one or more sounds or letters.
- wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.
Senses
kiista is used for these senses in English:
- bate Strife; contention.
- bicker (countable) A skirmish; an encounter.
- controversy A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
- dispute An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
- dispute (uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
- quarrel (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
- skirmish (figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.
- word (semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
argument — full definition
- noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
- noun A heated disagreement between people.
- noun In computing, a value passed into a function or command.