disagreement
[dis-uh-gree-muh nt]
- the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness: a disagreement of colors.
- difference of opinion; dissent.
- quarrel; dissension; argument.
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Origin of disagreement
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Examples from the Web for disagreement
Contemporary Examples
According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene.
And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan MediaJohn Avlon
October 21, 2014
And there are some who are in disagreement about it [but] can't do anything.
Nobody has any right to express their disagreement with the company this way.
When in disagreement, Scalia became known for the “abrasiveness of his attacks against opponents.”
Historical Examples
After all it might be nothing of vital importance, merely a girls' disagreement.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
Bill grunted his disagreement with the diagnosis, and lapsed into silence.
White FangJack London
Hermione remembered that, and realized that his silence had been caused by his disagreement.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
She remained silent regarding the disagreement which separated them.
Doctor PascalEmile Zola
He seemed to think you two had had some sort of quarrel—or disagreement, you know.
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
disagreement
- refusal or failure to agree
- a failure to correspond
- an argument or dispute
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Word Origin and History for disagreement
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