Words Containing ENTION
Here's the list of all the 122 Words Containing ENTION in the English Language.
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| attention | 1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others 2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something More Definitions → |
| prevention | 1. the act of preventing More Definitions → |
| convention | 1. a large formal assembly 2. something regarded as a normative example More Definitions → |
| mention | 1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone 2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage More Definitions → |
| conventional | 1. conforming with accepted standards 2. represented in simplified or symbolic form More Definitions → |
| intervention | 1. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) 2. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries More Definitions → |
| retention | 1. the act of retaining something 2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience More Definitions → |
| invention | 1. the creation of something in the mind 2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation More Definitions → |
| intention | 1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions 2. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal More Definitions → |
| detention | 1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time) 2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home More Definitions → |
| intentionally | 1. with intention; in an intentional manner More Definitions → |
| intentional | 1. characterized by conscious design or purpose 2. done or made or performed with purpose and intent More Definitions → |
| contention | 1. a point asserted as part of an argument 2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement More Definitions → |
| aforementioned | 1. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of More Definitions → |
| unconventional | 1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention 2. not conforming to accepted rules or standards More Definitions → |
| unintentional | 1. done or made or performed with purpose and intent 2. not done with purpose or intent More Definitions → |
| contravention | 1. coming into conflict with More Definitions → |
| unintentionally | 1. without intention; in an unintentional manner More Definitions → |
| conventionally | 1. in a conventional manner More Definitions → |
| circumvention | 1. the act of evading by going around More Definitions → |
| abstention | 1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) More Definitions → |
| attentional | 1. of or relating to attention More Definitions → |
| inattention | 1. lack of attention More Definitions → |
| intentionality | 1. expressive of intentions More Definitions → |
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