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disagreement Definition

dis·agree·ment (dis′ə grē′mənt)

noun

  1. refusal to agree or comply
  2. failure to agree; difference; incongruity; discrepancy a disagreement between accounts
  3. difference of opinion
  4. a quarrel or dispute

disagreement Synonyms

disagreement

n.

  1. Discord

    contention, strife, conflict, difference of opinion, cross-purposes, controversy, wrangle, vendetta, dissension, atmospherics, animosity, ill feeling, ill will, misunderstanding, division, opposition, hostility, breach, discord, disunion, feud, clashing, antagonism, disunity, dissidence, dissent, bickering, squabble, divisiveness, lack of concord, tension, friction, split, quarreling, jarring, falling out, break, rupture, quarrel, clash, opposition, altercation, variance, contest; see also battle 2, competition 1, fight 1.

  2. Inconsistency

    discrepancy, dissimilarity, disparity; see difference 1.

  3. A quarrel

    fight, argument, feud; see dispute.

disagreement Usage Examples

Preposition: about

boundary: Does the adoption of sustainability as the focus of policy intensify disagreements about the boundary between public and private development rights and obligations?

Converse of object

  • resolve: All costs of resolving the disagreement must be paid by the party whose argument is rejected.
  • intensify: Does the adoption of sustainability as the focus of policy intensify disagreements about the boundary between public and private development rights and obligations?
  • provoke: Inevitably, a book of this brevity on a topic of such great controversy will provoke some disagreement.
  • settle: Facts, logic, and science should be the means of settling disagreements.
  • express: The only way to express disagreement was through silence.
  • solve: We solved any disagreement by discussing with each other.

Preposition: between

  • translation: In case of a disagreement between the translation and the original English version of this License, the original English version will prevail.
  • expert: In the Cannings ' case there was disagreement between the experts as to the cause of death of the children.

Preposition: over

interpretation: However disagreement over interpretation is increasingly being used to avoid the teaching of the Bible.

Adjective modifier

  • irreconcilable: That is, recipients should propose programs, with third-party arbitration where there are irreconcilable donor-recipient disagreements.
  • profound: There simply is a profound disagreement about what you do with the bible.
  • fundamental: The battle concerns a fundamental disagreement about the nature of life.
  • moral: Either way, there is no real moral disagreement in these cases.
  • legitimate: That is a legitimate debate in which there can be legitimate disagreements.

Modifies a noun

resolution: Taking part in disagreement resolution does not affect your right to make a formal appeal against an LEA decision.

Preposition: among

  • expert: Disagreement among the medical experts is a frustrating concern for many parents.
  • scientist: The disagreement among scientists is not whether transgenic contamination has occurred.

Preposition: with

exclusion: The Gowland Hopkins report he felt could be welcomed in part, but he expressed fundamental disagreement with the exclusion of the general practitioner.