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noun
- 1. a disagreement or argument: "a territorial dispute between the two countries" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. argue about (something): "the point has been much disputed" Similar
- 2. compete for; strive to win: "the two drivers crashed while disputing the lead"
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DISPUTE definition: 1. an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISPUTE is to engage in argument : debate; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence. How to use dispute in a sentence.
Dispute definition: to engage in argument or debate. See examples of DISPUTE used in a sentence.
When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group.
an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree. industrial/pay disputes. dispute between A and B a dispute between the two countries about the border. dispute over/about something the latest dispute over fishing rights.
n. 1. A verbal controversy; a debate: the dispute over the existence of the Loch Ness monster. 2. A disagreement or quarrel: a bitter dispute over property rights. [Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputāre, to examine : dis-, apart; see dis- + putāre, to reckon; see pau- in Indo-European roots .] dis·put′a·bil′i·ty n.
The noun dispute means any conflict or disagreement. The countries were in the middle of a border dispute; both sides claimed the toxic waste dump belonged to the other. As a verb, dispute can mean to quarrel or argue, but it can also mean to take exception to something.
verb. /dɪˈspjuːt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to question whether something is true or legally or officially acceptable. dispute something These figures have been disputed. to dispute a decision/claim. The family wanted to dispute the will. dispute that… No one is disputing that there is a problem.
DISPUTE definition: 1. a disagreement, especially one that lasts a long time: 2. to disagree with something someone…. Learn more.
To strive to gain or win; struggle over. The two countries disputed the region for decades. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (4) Synonyms: scrap. argufy. altercate. quarrel. gainsay.
