Dictionary

disagree en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪsəˈɡɹi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English disagre (“to refuse to assent to”), from Anglo-Norman disagreer, disagrer, desagreer (“to refuse assent”), from Old French desagreer, desagrëer (“to be disagreeable; to be unpleasant”) (modern French désagréer (“to displease”)); the English word is analysable as dis- + agree.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
   • If her manner of opposing the debate was deemed objectionable (she scoffed a little, saying that the lack of female parity in society was more of an issue), there were ways for people to disagree without resorting to lurid terrorisations. 2015 November 1, Barbara Ellen, “Let’s never get inured to online rape threats”, in The Observer:
   • John disagreed with Mary frequently.
   • Not only did I oppose President George H.W. Bush on his China policy, I strenuously disagreed with Democratic President Bill Clinton on his trade and human rights policies toward China and Tibet as well. This was difficult because I otherwise greatly supported and admired his leadership. 2008, Nancy Pelosi, “A Voice That Will Be Heard”, in Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 96–97:
   • You might think you look great in the full, body-hugging Lycra gimp suit, but chances are your girlfriend disagrees – according to the poll only 7% of the women asked found it a good look. 2009 October 9, Peter Walker, The Guardian:
   • Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law. 2024 March 4, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times:
   • Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree.
2. (intransitive) To fail to conform or correspond with.
   • My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.

Forms

Deriveds

disagreeableness · disagreeably · disagreeable · disagree with · agree to disagree · disagreement · disagreer · disagreeance

Synonyms

beg to differ · quarrel · dispute

Translations (77)

fr être en désaccord (to fail to agree) · cs neodpovídat (to fail to conform or correspond with) · lzh-lit 齟齬 (to fail to agree) · pt discordar (to fail to agree) · es discrepar (to fail to agree) · fi erota (to fail to conform or correspond with) · fi poiketa (to fail to conform or correspond with) · la dissentiō (to fail to agree) · de anderer Meinung sein (to fail to agree) · es desacordar (to fail to agree) · it discordare (to fail to conform or correspond with) · ru не соглаша́ться (to fail to agree) · gd mì-chòrd (to fail to conform or correspond with) · pt discordar (to fail to conform or correspond with) · it divergere (to fail to agree) · ca estar en desacord (to fail to agree) · cy anghytuno (to fail to agree) · it non concordare (to fail to agree) · nl niet overeenkomen (to fail to conform or correspond with) · ca desacordar (to fail to agree) · es no ponerse acorde / concorde (to fail to agree) · arz اختلف (to fail to agree) · fr ne pas être d'accord (to fail to agree) · de widersprechen (to fail to conform or correspond with) · it disconvenire (to fail to agree) · no ikke stemme overens (to fail to conform or correspond with) · cy anghydweld (to fail to agree) · it dissentire (to fail to agree) · es descordar (disused) (to fail to conform or correspond with) · es descordar (to fail to agree) · el διαφωνώ (to fail to agree) · ja 反対する (to fail to agree) · it non essere d'accordo (to fail to agree) · ro nu fi de acord (to fail to agree) · it essere in disaccordo (to fail to agree) · es discordar (to fail to conform or correspond with) · cmn 反對 /反对 (to fail to agree) · cmn 不同意 (to fail to agree) · de widersprechen (to fail to agree) · cy anghytuno (to fail to conform or correspond with) · ja 異なる (to fail to agree) · cs nesouhlasit (to fail to agree) · mi wenewene (to fail to conform or correspond with) · gd mì-chòrd (to fail to agree) · ca no estar d'acord (to fail to agree) · eo malkonsenti (to fail to agree) · be не згаджацца (to fail to agree) · es estar desacorde / discorde (to fail to agree) · mr असहमत असणे (to fail to agree) · fi olla eri mieltä (to fail to agree) · lt prieštarauti (to fail to agree) · es discordar (to fail to agree) · unm chëchpësi (to fail to conform or correspond with) · ru расходи́ться (to fail to conform or correspond with) · es disentir (to fail to conform or correspond with) · it discrepare (to fail to agree) · es estar en desacuerdo (to fail to agree) · es discrepar (to fail to conform or correspond with) · ca discrepar (to fail to agree) · svs zughu (to fail to agree) · cy anghydsynio (to fail to agree) · be не згадзіцца (to fail to agree) · es desconvenir (to fail to conform or correspond with) · el διαφωνώ (to fail to conform or correspond with) · sv inte hålla med (to fail to agree) · nl niet overeenstemmen (to fail to conform or correspond with) · la dissideo (to fail to conform or correspond with) · ca desavenir (to fail to agree) · cs nesouhlasit (to fail to conform or correspond with) · unm chëchpësi (to fail to agree) · ja 揉める (to fail to agree) · es desconvenir (to fail to agree) · no (være) uenig (to fail to agree) · es no estar de acuerdo (to fail to agree) · it non combaciare (to fail to agree) · es desentonar (to fail to conform or correspond with) · mi wenewene (to fail to agree)