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   Dis·pute

   /diˈspyo͞ot/

   

   noun

   • 1. a disagreement, argument, or debate: "a territorial dispute between the two countries" Similar debatediscussiondiscoursedisputationargumentcontroversycontentiondisagreementaltercationfalling-outquarrelingvariancedissensionconflictfrictionstrifediscordantagonismrare:velitationcontestationquarrelargumentaltercationsquabblefalling-outshouting matchdisagreementdifference of opinionclashwranglefeudfightfracasbrawldonnybrookinformal:tiffspatscraprun-inrowbarneyslanging matchding-dongbust-upaftersrammyrhubarbarchaic:broilmiffOpposite agreementagreement
   • ▪ a disagreement between management and employees that leads to an action of protest by the employees: "if this dispute cannot be resolved quickly, a formal strike is inevitable"

   verb

   • 1. argue about (something); discuss heatedly: "he taught and disputed with local poets" Similar debatediscussexchange viewsquarrelarguedisagreehave a disagreementhave an altercationclashwranglebickersquabblebandy wordscross swordslock hornsinformal:fall outhave wordsargufyscraphave a tiffhave a spatarchaic:altercate
   • ▪ question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid: "the accusations are not disputed" Similar challengecontestdenydoubtquestioncall into questionimpugnquibble overcontradictargue aboutobject toopposedisagree withtake issue withprotest againstformal:gainsayrare:controvertOpposite acceptagree with
   • 2. compete for; strive to win: "the two drivers crashed while disputing the lead"
   • ▪ resist (a landing or advance): archaic "I formed my line and prepared to dispute the advance of the foe"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disputer noun

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   Definitions of 'dispute'. 1. A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. [...] 2. If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. [...] 3. When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it.

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   What is the meaning of dispute noun?

   • The dispute noun is defined as an argument between two people, groups or countries in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. An example usage is: "The union is in dispute with management over working hours.

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   What does disputed mean?

   • [transitive, intransitive] dispute (something) to argue or disagree strongly with someone about something, especially about who owns something disputed territory The issue remains hotly disputed. [transitive] dispute something to fight to get control of something or to win something On the last lap, three runners were disputing the lead.

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   What does it mean if someone disputed a fact?

   • If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. He disputed the allegations. Nobody disputed that Davey was clever. When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group.

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   What is the difference between under dispute and in dispute?

   • An argument between two people, groups, or countries is called a dispute. When the cause of an issue is being argued about, it is in dispute. When issues are being argued about, they are under dispute. For example, 'The union is in dispute with management over working hours.' and 'These are not the issues under dispute.'.

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   dispute. noun. /dɪˈspyut/. [countable, uncountable] an argument or a disagreement between two people, groups, or countries; discussion about a subject where there is disagreement dispute (between A and B) a dispute between the two countries about the border dispute (over/about something) the latest dispute over fishing rights industrial/pay ...

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   Dispute definition: to engage in argument or debate. See examples of DISPUTE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of dispute noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. dispute. noun. /dɪˈspjuːt/, /ˈdɪspjuːt/ [countable, uncountable] an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree. industrial/pay disputes. dispute between A and B a dispute between the two countries about the border.

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   dispute meaning, definition, what is dispute: a serious argument or disagreement: Learn more.

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   1. variable noun. A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. They have won previous pay disputes with the government. 2. transitive verb. If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. He disputed the allegations. Nobody disputed that Davey was clever.

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   Definition of dispute verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.