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DISAGREE
disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
(verb) be of different opinions; “I beg to differ!”; “She disagrees with her husband on many questions”
disagree, disaccord, discord
(verb) be different from one another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disagree (third-person singular simple present disagrees, present participle disagreeing, simple past and past participle disagreed)
(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
Synonym: beg to differ
(intransitive) To fail to conform or correspond with.
Usage notes
• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`a*gree", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disagreed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disageeing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F. désagréer to displease.]
1. To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance. They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because it seems disagree with what they call reason. Atterbury.
2. To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at controversy; to quarrel. Who shall decide, when doctors disagree Pope.
3. To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the stomach or the taste.
Note: Usually followed by with, sometimes by to, rarely by from; as, I disagree to your proposal.
Syn.
– To differ; vary; dissent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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