contenção

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin contentio, contentionem.

Noun

contenção f (plural contenções)

contention; struggle

Synonyms

contenda

Related terms

contender

Etymology 2

contener +‎ -ção.

Noun

contenção f (plural contenções)

restrainment (the act of restraining)

Related terms

contener

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