Contention /(?)/

Con·ten·tion

Contention

n.
  1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.
    I would my arms could match thee in contention.
  2. Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention.
    Contentions and strivings about the law.
    — Titus iii. 9.
  3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.
    An end . . . worthy our utmost contention to obtain.
  4. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.
    All men seem agreed what is to be done; the contention is how the subject is to be divided and defined.
    — Bagehot.
    This was my original contention, and I still maintain that you should abide by your former decision.
    — Jowett.