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- [dih-spyoot]
- /dɪˈspyut/
- /dɪˈspjuːt/
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- [dih-spyoot]
- /dɪˈspyut/
Definitions of dispute word
- verb without object dispute to engage in argument or debate. 1
- verb without object dispute to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel. 1
- verb with object dispute to argue or debate about; discuss. 1
- verb with object dispute to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal. 1
- verb with object dispute to quarrel or fight about; contest. 1
- verb with object dispute to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops. 1
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Origin of dispute
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
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Parts of speech for Dispute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dispute popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dispute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dispute
verb dispute
- contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
noun dispute
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- row — record
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
Antonyms for dispute
verb dispute
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- concede — If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
- corroborate — To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it.
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
noun dispute
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- concord — Concord is a state of peaceful agreement.
- concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
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