disagreement

[ dis-uh-gree-muhnt ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈgri mənt /

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noun

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

1485–95; <Anglo-French, Middle French desagrement.See disagree, -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM disagreement

non·dis·a·gree·ment, nounpre·dis·a·gree·ment, noun

Words nearby disagreement

disaffirm, disafforest, disaggregate, disagree, disagreeable, disagreement, dis aliter visum, disallow, disambiguate, disambiguation, disannul

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How to use disagreement in a sentence

A lot of the things that we’re lacking right now, Carlos, in terms of being able to respect each other, have disagreements, but not walk away, burning down the house.
Full Transcript: Sean Spicer on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 26, 2020|Ozy
The problem of assay disagreement—that different tests produce different results—is well known among vaccine researchers.
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Any disagreements about SEO particulars would get resolved as it was typically just a matter of language that Katie’s team documentation helped clarify.
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Backlash to the FDA study exposed a fundamental disagreement between the agency and livestock biotechnologists.
Biotechnology Could Change the Cattle Industry. Will It Succeed?|Dyllan Furness|August 16, 2020|Singularity Hub

Brian was in the middle of exiting his $120-million-valuation artificial intelligence startup Kairos over disagreements about whether or not its technology should be provided to law enforcement.
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According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene.
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However, there was sharp disagreement over the breadth of the problem.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His sensitivity to this problem came out in his first sharp disagreement with his boss, VMI superintendent Francis H. Smith.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And there are some who are in disagreement about it [but] can't do anything.
How One Young Woman Escaped Childhood Abuse and a Forced Marriage|Moral Courage|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There seemed to be no disagreement on the question of educating boys and girls of primary-school age together.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
Max and his room-mate, Hunt, liked each other from the first, and seldom had the slightest disagreement.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events|Martha Finley
Lichtenstein's connection with Weber was probably the cause of his disagreement with Spontini, alluded to by Chopin.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
But there was another manœuvre which he used habitually and successfully to indicate utter disagreement and contempt.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
Youth indulges in the bitter of disagreement as a piquant contrast to the sweets of the springtime of life.
Love in a Cloud|Arlo Bates

British Dictionary definitions for disagreement

disagreement

/ (ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt) /

noun

refusal or failure to agree

a failure to correspond

an argument or dispute

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