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   dispute

   noun

   • 1. a disagreement or argument: "a territorial dispute between the two countries" Similar debatediscussiondiscoursedisputationargumentcontroversycontentiondisagreementaltercationfalling-outquarrellingvariancedissensionconflictfrictionstrifediscordantagonismrare:velitationcontestationquarrelargumentaltercationsquabblefalling-outshouting matchdisagreementdifference of opinionclashwranglefeudfightfracasbrawldonnybrookinformal:tiffspatscraprun-inrowbarneyslanging matchding-dongbust-upaftersrammyrhubarbarchaic:broilmiffOpposite agreementagreement
   • ▪ a disagreement between management and employees that leads to industrial action: "an industrial dispute"

   verb

   • 1. argue about (something): "the point has been much disputed" 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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   Learn the meaning of dispute as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. See how to use dispute in different contexts, such as arguments, disagreements, or legal issues.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word dispute, which can be a verb or a noun. A dispute is a verbal controversy, a quarrel, or a contest over something.

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

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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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   A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people, groups or countries. Learn how to use the word dispute in different contexts, with synonyms, collocations and pronunciation tips.