disagreement

[ dis-uh-gree-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.

  2. lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness: a disagreement of colors.

  1. difference of opinion; dissent.

  2. quarrel; dissension; argument.

Origin of disagreement

1
First recorded in 1485–95; from Anglo-French, Middle French desagrement; equivalent to disagree + -ment

Other words from disagreement

  • non·dis·a·gree·ment, noun
  • pre·dis·a·gree·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for disagreement

disagreement

/ (ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt) /


noun
  1. refusal or failure to agree

  2. a failure to correspond

  1. an argument or dispute

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