DISAGREEMENT

discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance

(noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; “a growing divergence of opinion”

disagreement

(noun) the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

disagreement, dissension, dissonance

(noun) a conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disagreement (countable and uncountable, plural disagreements)

An argument or debate.

A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

Synonyms

• See also dispute

Anagrams

• demagnetiser

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`a*gree"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désagrément disagreeable circumstance, disagreeableness.]

1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. [R.]

3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.

4. A falling out, or controversy; difference.

Syn.

– Difference; diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness; discrepancy; variance; dissent; misunderstanding; dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle; discord.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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