dispute

Plural: disputes

Noun

• a disagreement or argument about something important
  • "he had a dispute with his wife"
• coming into conflict with
• An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
• Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.

Verb

Verb Forms: disputed, disputing, disputes

• To argue about something; to question its validity.
• take exception to
• have a disagreement over something
• to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
• to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
• to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
• to strive or contend about; to contest
• to struggle against; to resist

Examples

• Players often DISPUTE the existence of unusual words, requiring a dictionary check.
• Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.
• to dispute assertions or arguments

Synonyms

altercate, argufy, challenge, conflict, contravention, difference, difference of opinion, gainsay, quarrel, scrap, altercation, argument, argy-bargy, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, controversy, debate, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, quibble, row, spat, squabble, tangle, threap, tiff, wrangle

Antonyms

accord, agreement, assent, concord, concordance, harmony, resolution, solution, union

Related Words

acquiescence, compromise, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, disputative, disputedly, fall out, give curry, have a bone to pick, have an axe to grind, quarrelsome, stalemate