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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)
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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"
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1. (noun) dispute
≠ agreement
a dispute over property boundaries; a matter that is in dispute; a dispute between rival gangs
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Webster Dictionary |
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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
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Sense: to argue against or deny
I'm not disputing what you say.
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 Afrikaans: betwyfel, redetwis |
 Arabic: يُجادِل، يَناقِش |
 Bulgarian: споря |
 Brazilian: contestar |
 Czech: namítat, popírat |
 German: bestreiten |
 Danish: bestride; drage i tvivl |
 Greek: αμφισβητώ, αρνούμαι |
 Spanish: discutir |
 Estonian: vastu vaidlema |
 Farsi: مورد تردید قرار دادن |
 Finnish: kiistää |
 French: contester |
 Hebrew: לְהִתְנָגֵד לְ- |
 Hindi: विवाद करना |
 Croatian: prepirati se, raspravljat |
 Hungarian: (meg)vitat, kétségbe von |
 Indonesian: menyangkal, membantah |
 Icelandic: deila; mótmæla |
 Italian: mettere in discussione |
 Japanese: 異議を唱える |
 Korean: 논박하다 |
 Lithuanian: ginčyti |
 Latvian: apstrīdēt |
 Malay: sangkal |
 Dutch: bestrijden |
 Norwegian: bestride |
 Polish: kwestionować |
 Persian: مورد تردید قرار دادن |
 Pashto: منكر كېدل: ردېدل: جنګېدل |
 Portuguese: contestar |
 Romanian: a contesta |
 Russian: оспаривать |
 Slovak: popierať |
 Slovenian: spodbijati |
 Serbian: opovrgavati |
 Swedish: ifrågasätta |
 Thai: โต้เถียง |
 Turkish: karşı çıkmak |
 Taiwanese: 反駁，否認 |
 Ukrainian: перечити; заперечувати |
 Urdu: حجّت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tranh luận |
 Chinese: 对...提出质疑 |
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