disagreement

disagreement
[[t]dɪ̱səgri͟ːmənt[/t]]
disagreements
1) N-UNCOUNT: usu N prep Disagreement means objecting to something such as a proposal.

Britain and France have expressed some disagreement with the proposal.

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2) N-VAR: usu with supp, oft in N When there is disagreement about something, people disagree or argue about what should be done.

The United States Congress and the President are still locked in disagreement over proposals to reduce the massive budget deficit...

Plans for a peace conference failed due to disagreement on who should be allowed to attend...

Disagreements among the twelve EC countries prevented them from taking any concerted action...

My instructor and I had a brief disagreement.

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  • disagreement — [n1] dispute, quarrel altercation, animosity, antagonism, argument, atmospherics, bickering, breach, break, clash, clashing, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, crosspurposes, debate, difference, discord, dissent, dissidence, disunion,… …   New thesaurus

  • disagreement — [dis΄ə grē′mənt] n. 1. refusal to agree or comply 2. failure to agree; difference; incongruity; discrepancy [a disagreement between accounts] 3. difference of opinion 4. a quarrel or dispute …   English World dictionary

  • Disagreement — Dis a*gree ment (d[i^]s [.a]*gr[=e] ment), n. [Cf. F. d[ e]sagr[ e]ment disagreeable circumstance, disagreeableness.] 1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity. [1913 Webster] 2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disagreement — late 15c.; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + AGREEMENT (Cf. agreement) …   Etymology dictionary

  • disagreement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, major, profound, serious, sharp, significant, strong, substantial, substantive …   Collocations dictionary

  • disagreement */ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt] / US [ˌdɪsəˈɡrɪmənt] noun Word forms disagreement : singular disagreement plural disagreements 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation involving a lot of disagreements The negotiations ended in disagreement. disagreement with:… …   English dictionary

  • disagreement — dis|a|gree|ment [ ,dısə grimənt ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a situation involving a lot of disagreements: The negotiations ended in disagreement. disagreement with: Bowen resigned from the club following a disagreement with the head coach.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disagreement — n. 1) to express a disagreement 2) to resolve a disagreement 3) a bitter, marked, serious, sharp; slight disagreement 4) a disagreement among, between, with 5) a disagreement about, over * * * [ˌdɪsə griːmənt] between marked over …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disagreement — dis|a|gree|ment [ˌdısəˈgri:mənt] n 1.) [U and C] a situation in which people express different opinions about something and sometimes argue ≠ ↑agreement ▪ We ve had a few disagreements , but we re still good friends. disagreement about/over/as… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Disagreement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disagreement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement Sgm: N 1 discord discord discordance Sgm: N 1 dissonance dissonance dissidence discrepancy Sgm: N 1 unconformity unconformity &c. 83 …   English dictionary for students

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