disagree

[ dis-uh-gree ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈgri /

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verb (used without object), dis·a·greed, dis·a·gree·ing.

to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.

to differ in opinion; dissent: Three of the judges disagreed with the verdict.

to quarrel: They disagreed violently and parted company.

to cause physical discomfort or ill effect (usually followed by with): The oysters disagreed with her. Cold weather disagrees with me.

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Origin of disagree

1425–75; late Middle English <Anglo-French, Middle French desagreer.See dis-¹, agree

OTHER WORDS FROM disagree

pre·dis·a·gree, verb (used without object), pre·dis·a·greed, pre·dis·a·gree·ing.

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How to use disagree in a sentence

“What we’re suggesting EPA has by no means agreed or disagreed to,” Tetzlaff said.
Two Companies See a Golden Opportunity in the Tijuana River’s Brown Waters|MacKenzie Elmer|November 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
On Tuesday, she decided not to sign it, continuing to disagree with the school system over whether in-person teaching should be optional for all teachers.
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There is something undeniably Christian about trying to better understand other people, even those with whom we might disagree.
How Christians should react to the 2020 election results|jakemeth|November 12, 2020|Fortune
Confounding the situation further, a purely theoretical estimate for the rate, published in 2016, disagreed with the 1997 laboratory measurement.
Physicists Pin Down Nuclear Reaction From Moments After the Big Bang|Thomas Lewton|November 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine

No matter what I say, she has to one-up me, or disagree with me.
Carolyn Hax: Mother-in-law constantly demeans her|Carolyn Hax|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
More mainstream Republicans, Rubio chief among them, disagreed.
The Rand-Rubio Catfight Over Cuba|Olivia Nuzzi|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Otherwise, they disagreed on just about every major issue confronting Israel.
Goodbye to Israel’s Lousy Government (Let’s Hope the Next One Isn’t Worse)|Alon Ben-Meir|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he disagreed with the Air Force official about the reason for it is the prioritizing of Afghanistan.
Drone ‘Shortage’ Hampers ISIS War|Dave Majumdar|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the state supreme court disagreed and threw Perez off the ballot.
Frontrunner for Attorney General Was Thrown Off Ballot for A.G. of Maryland|Ben Jacobs|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rita King likely would have disagreed with that sentiment when Evans entered the lockup room in back in April 2011.
I Was Beaten By Chicago’s Dirtiest Cop, Lawsuit Contends|Justin Glawe|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But she got away with that without any bad results, so I was puzzled as to what she could have eaten that had disagreed with her.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
In respect to the matter over which we unfortunately disagreed before you went away?
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
Stevey Todd said he was going with us, and there Rickhart disagreed with him again, and his argument was the same as before.
The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton
I never disagreed so pleasantly with anybody in my life; it agrees with me; I am a hundred per cent.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
We talked of the possibilities of next year's Salons and disagreed on the subject of futurist painting.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for disagree

disagree

/ (ˌdɪsəˈɡriː) /

verb -grees, -greeing or -greed (intr often foll by with)

to dissent in opinion (from another person) or dispute (about an idea, fact, etc)

to fail to correspond; conflict

to be unacceptable (to) or unfavourable (for); be incompatible (with)curry disagrees with me

to be opposed (to) in principle

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