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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Origin of dispute
SYNONYMS FOR dispute
synonym study for dispute
8. See argument.
OTHER WORDS FROM dispute
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dispute
dispute refuteWords nearby dispute
dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting
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British Dictionary definitions for disputed
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 disputed
dispute
see in dispute.
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