dispute
[ dih-spyoot ]
/ dɪˈspyut /
verb (used without object), dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing.
to engage in argument or debate.
to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
verb (used with object), dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing.
noun
a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
a wrangling argument; quarrel.
Words nearby dispute
dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting
Origin of dispute
SYNONYMS FOR dispute
OTHER WORDS FROM dispute
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dispute
dispute refutesynonym study for dispute
8. See argument.
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British Dictionary definitions for dispute
dispute
verb (dɪˈspjuːt)
to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)
(tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of
(tr) to seek to win; contest for
(tr) to struggle against; resist
noun (dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt)
an argument or quarrel
Derived forms of dispute
disputer, nounWord Origin for dispute
C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis- 1 + putāre to think
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Idioms and Phrases with dispute
dispute
see in dispute.
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