disagreement
Other forms: disagreements
A disagreement is a type of conflict, either between people or ideas. No it’s not! Yes it is! It’s an argument. If your opinion contradicts the facts, there's a disagreement.
When ideas conflict, there's disagreement. If you want to go to an action movie, but your friend wants to go to a romantic comedy, that's a disagreement. Statements, opinions, and claims can also disagree. If I say my grandmother was a sweet woman, and you say she was a horrible person, that's disagreement. If the IRS finds a disagreement between your taxes and your real income, you could be in trouble.
Definitions of disagreement
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a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
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synonyms:
dissension, dissonance, misunderstanding
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a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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synonyms:
discrepancy, divergence, variance
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types:
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allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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type of:
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difference
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
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the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
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Antonyms:
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agreement
the verbal act of agreeing
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confrontation, encounter, face-off, showdown
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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dissidence
disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
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dissent
a difference of opinion
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nonconformity
lack of harmony or correspondence
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discord, dissension
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
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conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
a disagreement or argument about something important
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confrontation
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
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division, variance
discord that splits a group
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collision
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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gap
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
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dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle
an angry dispute
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type of:
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speech act
the use of language to perform some act
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agreement
Pronunciation
US
/ˌˈdɪsəˌgrimənt/
UK
/dɪsəˈgrimɪnt/
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