disagreement

[dis-uh-gree-muhnt]

noun

1. the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.

2. lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness.

   a disagreement of colors.

3. difference of opinion; dissent.

4. quarrel; dissension; argument.

disagreement

/ ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt /

noun

1. refusal or failure to agree

2. a failure to correspond

3. an argument or dispute

Other Word Forms

• nondisagreement noun
• predisagreement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disagreement¹

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

Example Sentences

One incident highlighted was when Young, "following a disagreement, drove at speed with an athlete in his car before abandoning them at the roadside, disregarding their safety and wellbeing".

From BBC

Yet despite disagreement with its specifics, many support his “get tough” stance on illegal immigration.

From Salon

“You don’t use your policy disagreements as leverage to not pay our troops,” Vance said.

From Los Angeles Times

That one was brought about by disagreements over funding a wall on the Mexico border.

From BBC

If you see someone as a martyr, then opposition to their movement is not merely disagreement, it is desecration.

From Salon

Related Words

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• antagonism 
• argument 
• bickering 
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• conflict 
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• debate 
• difference 
• discord 
• dissent 
• disunity 
• division 
• feud 
• fight 
• friction 
• hostility 
• misunderstanding 
• opposition 
• spat