disagreement

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US /ˌdɪsəˈɡɹimənt/ UK /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/
noun Freq #14658

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An argument or debate.

    They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise.

  2. 2
    noun

    A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

    The theory shows considerable disagreement with the data.

  3. 3
    noun

    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

  4. 4
    noun

    the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

  5. 5
    noun

    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

Etymology

From dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 noun · a difference between... variance
5 noun · a conflict of people's... dissensiondissonance
Word family
Derived forms nondisagreementpredisagreement

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