US /ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/ UK /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/
noun Freq #3127

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An angry disagreement between people.

    They had a big argument about where to go on holiday.

  2. 2
    noun

    A reason or set of reasons given to support an opinion.

    She made a strong argument for lowering taxes.

  3. 3
    noun

    A discussion in which people give reasons for and against something.

    The argument over foreign aid goes on and on.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an angry disagreement... quarrelrowdispute
2 noun · a reason or set of reasons... statementreasoning
3 noun · a discussion in which... argumentationdebate
Opposites
Word family
Forms arguments
Derived forms argument-formargumentableargumentalargumentaryargumentationargumentativeargumentativelyargumentativenessargumenthoodargumentiveargumentizeargumentless
Related forms absurdarguablearguablyarguearguendoarguerargufierargufyarguingargumentatorargumentumargute

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin argūmentorder. Old French argumenterbor. Middle English argumenten English argument The obsolete senses are derived from Middle English argumenten (“to argue, discuss; to consider, reflect”), from Old French argumenter (“to argue”), from Latin argūmentārī (“to adduce arguments or proof, prove, reason; to adduce (something)…

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