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 Definitions of dispute  [ɪˈspyut]  

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Definition of 'dispute' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) dispute
to engage in argument or debate.

2.  dispute
to argue vehemently; quarrel.

3. (v.t.) dispute
to argue or debate about.

4.  dispute
to argue against; call in question.

5.  dispute
to quarrel or fight about; contest.

6.  dispute
to strive against; oppose:
to dispute an advance of troops.

7. (n.) dispute
a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.

8.  dispute
a quarrel.

Etymology:  (1275–1325; (< OF desputer) < L disputāre to argue a point =dis-dis -1+putāre to reckon, consider; see putative)

Definition of 'dispute' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
a disagreement or argument about something important
"he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

2. (verb) dispute, contravention
coming into conflict with

3. (verb) challenge, dispute, gainsay
take exception to
"She challenged his claims"

4. (verb) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
have a disagreement over something
"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"


Definition of 'dispute' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) dispute
agreement
a dispute over property boundaries; a matter that is in dispute; a dispute between rival gangs


Definition of 'dispute' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) dispute
to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle

2. (verb) dispute
to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss

3. (verb) dispute
to oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments

4. (verb) dispute
to strive or contend about; to contest

5. (verb) dispute
to struggle against; to resist

6. (verb) dispute
verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate

7. (verb) dispute
contest; struggle; quarrel


Translation of 'dispute' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to argue against or deny
I'm not disputing what you say.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: betwyfel, redetwis Arabic flag Arabic: يُجادِل، يَناقِش Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: споря
Brazilian flag Brazilian: contestar Czech flag Czech: namítat, popírat German flag German: bestreiten
Danish flag Danish: bestride; drage i tvivl Greek flag Greek: αμφισβητώ, αρνούμαι Spanish flag Spanish: discutir
Estonian flag Estonian: vastu vaidlema Farsi flag Farsi: مورد تردید قرار دادن Finnish flag Finnish: kiistää
French flag French: contester Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִתְנָגֵד לְ- Hindi flag Hindi: विवाद करना
Croatian flag Croatian: prepirati se, raspravljat Hungarian flag Hungarian: (meg)vitat, kétségbe von Indonesian flag Indonesian: menyangkal, membantah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: deila; mótmæla Italian flag Italian: mettere in discussione Japanese flag Japanese: 異議を唱える
Korean flag Korean: 논박하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ginčyti Latvian flag Latvian: apstrīdēt
Malay flag Malay: sangkal Dutch flag Dutch: bestrijden Norwegian flag Norwegian: bestride
Polish flag Polish: kwestionować Persian flag Persian: مورد تردید قرار دادن Pashto flag Pashto: منكر كېدل: ردېدل: جنګېدل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: contestar Romanian flag Romanian: a con­testa Russian flag Russian: оспаривать
Slovak flag Slovak: popierať Slovenian flag Slovenian: spodbijati Serbian flag Serbian: opovrgavati
Swedish flag Swedish: ifrågasätta Thai flag Thai: โต้เถียง Turkish flag Turkish: karşı çıkmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 反駁,否認 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: перечити; заперечувати Urdu flag Urdu: حجّت کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tranh luận Chinese flag Chinese: 对...提出质疑

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