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.
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dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting
Origin of dispute
SYNONYMS FOR dispute
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dispute refuteSynonym study
8. See argument.
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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
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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see in dispute.
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