Definition of DISAGREE

disagree

Verb

Verb Forms: disagreed, disagreeing, disagrees

  • To have a different opinion or fail to concur.
  • be of different opinions
    • "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
  • be different from one another
  • To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
  • To fail to conform or correspond with.

Examples

  • Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree.
  • John disagreed with Mary frequently.
  • My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.
  • The players DISAGREE on the pronunciation of "QAT," leading to a dictionary challenge.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English disagre (“to refuse to assent to”), from Anglo-Norman disagreer, disagrer, desagreer (“to refuse assent”), from Old French desagreer, desagrëer (“to be disagreeable; to be unpleasant”) (modern French désagréer (“to displease”)); the English word is analysable as dis- + agree.

Synonyms

differ, disaccord, discord, dissent, take issue, beg to differ, dispute, quarrel

Antonyms

agree

Scrabble Score: 10

disagree: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
disagree: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disagree: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

disagree: valid Words With Friends Word