disagreement

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌdɪsəˈɡɹimənt/ UK /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #14658

Meanings

1

noun
A situation in which people have different opinions and may argue.

They had a disagreement about where to go on holiday.
2

noun
A difference between facts, claims, or figures that do not match.

There is some disagreement between the two reports.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a situation in which people... dissension

2 noun · a difference between facts,... variance dissonance

Word family

Forms disagreements

Derived forms nondisagreementpredisagreement

Etymology

From dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.

Topics

People & Society

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