desavenencia

Definitions of desavenencia
  1. noun
    the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
    synonyms: desacuerdo, discrepancia
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    confrontación, enfrentamiento
    a hostile disagreement face-to-face
    disidencia
    disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
    disconformidad
    lack of harmony or correspondence
    discordia, disensión
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
    discusión, disputa, querella, repunta
    a disagreement or argument about something important
    división
    discord that splits a group
    controversia, discusión, lid, querella
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
    alteración, brega, camorra, chamusquina, chirinola, choque, cuestión, disgusto, lance, pelea, pelotera, pendencia, pleito, revuelta, reyerta, riña, trifulca, zafarrancho
    an angry dispute
    type of:
    acto de habla
    the use of language to perform some act
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