dis ‧ a ‧ gree S3 /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ agreeable ≠ ↑ disagreeable , ↑ agreed ; verb : ↑ agree ≠ ↑ disagree ; noun : ↑ agreement ≠ ↑ disagreement ; adverb : ↑ agreeably ≠ ↑ disagreeably ]
1 . to have or express a different opinion from someone else OPP agree
disagree with
He is tolerant of those who disagree with him.
disagree about/on/over
Experts disagree on how much the program will cost.
Barr strongly disagreed with Kronfeld’s statement.
2 . if statements, numbers, or reports about the same event or situation disagree, they are different from each other OPP agree :
The statements of several witnesses disagree.
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THESAURUS
▪ disagree/not agree to have a different opinion from someone else about something:
Scholars disagree about the meaning of the poem.
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I don’t agree with a word of what she says.
▪ be divided/split if a group of people is divided or split on something, some of them have one opinion and others have a completely different opinion:
The party is divided on this issue.
▪ differ if two or more people differ about something, they have different opinions from each other about it:
The two men differed on how to handle the crisis.
▪ not see eye to eye used to say that two people have different opinions and ideas so that it is difficult for them to be friends or work together:
Some of the teachers don’t see eye to eye with the principal of the school.
▪ be mistaken used to say that you disagree with someone’s opinion and that you think they are wrong:
People are mistaken if they think that this problem will go away on its own.
▪ take issue with somebody/something formal to express strong disagreement with an idea or with what someone has said or done:
A number of people took issue with the mayor’s decision.
▪ dissent formal to say publicly that you disagree with an official opinion or one that most people accept:
Two members of the jury dissented from the majority verdict.
disagree with somebody phrasal verb
if something such as food or weather disagrees with you, it has a bad effect on you or makes you ill:
Seafood always disagrees with me.