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disagreement

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌdɪsəˈɡɹimənt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S AH0 G R IY1 M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An argument or debate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rift

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The theory shows considerable disagreement with the data.
  • The two sides were in disagreement.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a growing divergence of opinion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discrepancy, divergence, variance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: difference

Narrower terms: allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance

4

noun

Meaning 4

the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: agreement

Broader terms: speech act

Narrower terms: confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off, dissidence, dissent, nonconformity, discord, dissension, dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict

5

noun

Meaning 5

a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dissension, dissonance

Antonyms: agreement

Broader terms: conflict

Narrower terms: disunity, divide

History

Etymology

From dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mosmarrëveshje — an argument or debate
  • Armenian: անհամաձայնություն (anhamajaynutʻyun) — an argument or debate
  • Bulgarian: разногла́сие (raznoglásie) — an argument or debate
  • Dutch: verschil van mening — an argument or debate
  • Dutch: meningsverschil — an argument or debate
  • Dutch: onenigheid — an argument or debate
  • Esperanto: disputo — an argument or debate
  • Finnish: erimielisyys — an argument or debate
  • Finnish: mielipide-ero — an argument or debate
  • French: désaccord — an argument or debate
  • Georgian: უთანხმოება (utanxmoeba) — an argument or debate
  • German: Streit — an argument or debate
  • German: Meinungsverschiedenheit — an argument or debate
  • Greek: διαφωνία (diafonía) — an argument or debate
  • Hebrew: מחלוקת — an argument or debate
  • Hebrew: מַחְלֹקֶת (makhlóket) — an argument or debate
  • Hindi: बहस (bahas) — an argument or debate
  • Italian: discussione — an argument or debate
  • Latin: dissensus — an argument or debate
  • Māori: whiuwhiunga kupu — an argument or debate
  • Polish: spór — an argument or debate
  • Polish: niezgoda — an argument or debate
  • Romanian: ceartă — an argument or debate
  • Romanian: discuție — an argument or debate
  • Russian: разногла́сие (raznoglásije) — an argument or debate
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-chòrdadh — an argument or debate
  • Scottish Gaelic: eas-aonta — an argument or debate
  • Swedish: meningsskiljaktighet — an argument or debate
  • Welsh: anghydfod — an argument or debate
  • Welsh: anghytundeb — an argument or debate
  • Welsh: gwrthdrawiad — an argument or debate
  • Armenian: անհամաձայնություն (anhamajaynutʻyun) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Bulgarian: несъотве́тствие (nesǎotvétstvie) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Catalan: desacord — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Czech: nesouhlas — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Finnish: ristiriita — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • French: désaccord — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • German: Meinungsverschiedenheit — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Greek: ασυμφωνία (asymfonía) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Hindi: असहमति (asahmati) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Indonesian: ketidaksetujuan — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Italian: disaccordo — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Javanese: béda — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Latin: dissensus — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Macedonian: несогласување (nesoglasuvanje) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Romanian: dezacord — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Russian: несоотве́тствие (nesootvétstvije) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Russian: несогла́сие (nesoglásije) — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-chòrdadh — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Scottish Gaelic: eas-aonta — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Spanish: desavenencia — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Spanish: desacuerdo — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Spanish: desencuentro — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Swedish: oenighet — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Swedish: meningsskiljaktighet — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Welsh: anghydfod — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Welsh: anghydwelediad — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
  • Welsh: gwahaniaeth — a condition of not agreeing or concurring
Real reading context

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