ambition vs dispute

ambition

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

noun
  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

dispute

verb
  • to strive or contend about; to contest 

  • to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss 

  • to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of 

  • to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another. 

noun
  • Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate. 

  • An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. 

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