argle-bargle vs contention

argle-bargle and contention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
argle-bargle	Yes	No	No	No
contention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contention is a hypernym of argle-bargle; that is, contention is a word with a broader meaning than argle-bargle:

argle-bargle: a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
contention: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

Other hypernyms of argle-bargle include arguing, argument, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt.

argle-bargle (noun)	contention (noun)
a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument	the act of competing as for profit or a prize
	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
	a point asserted as part of an argument