disagreement
English
editEtymology
editFrom dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
editdisagreement (countable and uncountable, plural disagreements)
- An argument or debate.
- They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise.
- 2024 April 3, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times[1]:
- In any event, agreement or disagreement, joke or no joke, in my 28 years on the court I did not hear a voice raised in anger in that conference, nor were snide or personal remarks ever made. The discussion was professional, disagreements reflected legal differences on the merits, and the justices tried to find ways to reach court agreements.
- A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
- The theory shows considerable disagreement with the data.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:dispute
Translations
editan argument or debate
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a condition of not agreeing or concurring
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