Word Meaning

argument definition and meaning

n. Proof; evidence.
n. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
n. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
n. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
n. Matter for question; business in hand.
n. The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
n. The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
v. i. To make an argument; to argue.

Crossword clues for argument

- A quarrel
- Altercation
- An exchange of divergent or opposite views
- Barney will turn game around
- Debate
- in an adult way
- Rung mate about dispute
- Squabble