Dispute

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To argue about; debate.
  • v. To question the truth or validity of; doubt: Her friends disputed her intentions.
  • v. To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for: Our team disputed the visitors' claim to the championship.
  • v. To strive against; resist: disputed the actions of his competitors.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in discussion or argument; debate. See Synonyms at discuss.
  • verb-intransitive. To quarrel angrily.
  • n. A verbal controversy; a debate.
  • n. An angry altercation; a quarrel. See Synonyms at argument.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
  • n. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
  • n. Contest; struggle; quarrel.
  • v. To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
  • v. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
  • v. To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
  • v. To strive or contend about; to contest.
  • v. To struggle against; to resist.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.
  • v. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
  • v. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
  • v. To strive or contend about; to contest.
  • v. To struggle against; to resist.
  • n. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
  • n. Contest; struggle; quarrel.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To engage in argument or discussion; argue in opposition; oppose another in argument: absolutely or with with or against.
  • Hence To engage in altercation; wrangle; quarrel.
  • To strive or contend in opposition to a competitor; compete: as, to dispute for the prize.
  • To argue about; discuss.
  • To argue against; attempt to disprove or overthrow by reasoning; controvert; deny: as, to dispute an assertion, opinion, claim, or the like.
  • To call in question; express doubt of or opposition to; object to.
  • To strive to gain or to maintain; contest: as, to dispute a prize.
  • To encounter; strive against.
  • Synonyms Debate, Discuss, etc. See argue.
  • n. Argumentative contention: earnest discussion of opposing views or opinions; controversial strife.
  • n. Wrangling; contention; strife; quarrel.
  • n. A contest of any kind.
  • n. Synonyms Controversy, Dispute (see controversy), debate, discussion, altercation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take exception to
  • n. a disagreement or argument about something important
  • v. have a disagreement over something
  • n. coming into conflict with
    • Equivalent
    without dispute   
    Antonym
    confirm   
    Verb Form
    disputed    disputes    disputing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    resistance   
    Form
    disputed    disputing    industrial dispute   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discuss    reason    debate    altercate    wrangle    impugn    argue    doubt    contest    controvert   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beirut    Bute    Butte    Jute    Root    Shute    absolut    acute    astute    boot   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    controversy    quarrel    conflict    strife    discussion    contention    disagreement    negotiation    contest    rivalry   
     
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