DISPUTE


Meaning of DISPUTE in English

n. 25B6; noun

a subject of dispute : DEBATE, discussion, disputation, argument, controversy, disagreement, quarrelling, dissension, conflict, friction, strife, discord.

they have settled their dispute : QUARREL, argument, altercation, squabble, falling-out, disagreement, difference of opinion, clash, wrangle; informal tiff, spat, scrap; Brit. informal row, barney, ding-dong; N. Amer. informal rhubarb; archaic broil.

agreement.

25B6; verb

George disputed with him : DEBATE, discuss, exchange views; quarrel, argue, disagree, clash, fall out, wrangle, bicker, squabble; informal have words, have a tiff/spat; archaic altercate.

they disputed his proposals : CHALLENGE, contest, question, call into question, impugn, quibble over, contradict, controvert, argue about, disagree with, take issue with; formal gainsay.

accept.

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