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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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   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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISPUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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   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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdispute noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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. dispute over/about something the latest dispute over fishing rights.

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   [transitive, intransitive] to argue or disagree strongly with somebody about something, especially about who owns something. dispute something (with somebody) I tried to dispute the bill with the waiter. The United Nations recognizes the area as a disputed territory. The issue remains hotly disputed.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISPUTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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