contend
verb 1. To struggle with. Mail carriers sometimes have to contend with bothersome dogs who want to kill them. 2. To maintain or assert. Opponents of nuclear power plants contend that the risk of a malfunction in one is too great. contention noun 1. a conflict or struggle Miwa and Jessie are in contention for first place on the honor roll. 2. A point made in an argument. It is my contention that the ghost you claim to have seen was merely a shadow on the wall. |
hubbub
noun Noisy confusion; uproar. The internet was all up in a hubbub because of #TheDress. |