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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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   The meaning of DISPUTE is to engage in argument : debate; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence. How to use dispute in a sentence.

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   DISPUTE definition: 1. an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and…. Learn more.

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   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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   to engage in argument or debate: She liked nothing more than to dispute with her fellow law students. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel: Those two are always disputing about something or other. Synonyms: squabble, bicker.

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   Definition of dispute noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The noun dispute means any conflict or disagreement. The countries were in the middle of a border dispute; both sides claimed the toxic waste dump belonged to the other. As a verb, dispute can mean to quarrel or argue, but it can also mean to take exception to something.

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    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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    Synonyms for DISPUTE: controversy, disputation, debate, disagreement, difference, contestation, dissension, dissention; Antonyms of DISPUTE: agreement, consensus, harmony, accord, acceptance, compliance, unanimity, peace.