Dictionary

disagreement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /ˌdɪsəˈɡɹimənt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable) An argument or debate.
   • In any event, agreement or disagreement, joke or no joke, in my 28 years on the court I did not hear a voice raised in anger in that conference, nor were snide or personal remarks ever made. The discussion was professional, disagreements reflected legal differences on the merits, and the justices tried to find ways to reach court agreements. 2024 March 4, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times:
   • They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise.
2. (uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
   • The theory shows considerable disagreement with the data.
   • The two sides were in disagreement.

Forms

Deriveds

predisagreement · nondisagreement

Synonyms

contention. See also Thesaurus:dispute · rift

Translations (58)

id ketidaksetujuan (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · fi erimielisyys (an argument or debate) · fr désaccord (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · it discussione (an argument or debate) · gd mì-chòrdadh (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · he מחלוקת (an argument or debate) · it disaccordo (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · hi बहस (an argument or debate) · ru разногла́сие (an argument or debate) · de Meinungsverschiedenheit (an argument or debate) · es desacuerdo (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · hy անհամաձայնություն (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · sv oenighet (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · es desencuentro (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · hi असहमति (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · bg разногла́сие (an argument or debate) · de Streit (an argument or debate) · cy anghydfod (an argument or debate) · pl spór (an argument or debate) · eo disputo (an argument or debate) · mi whiuwhiunga kupu (an argument or debate) · gd mì-chòrdadh (an argument or debate) · gd eas-aonta (an argument or debate) · bg несъотве́тствие (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · nl meningsverschil (an argument or debate) · cy gwahaniaeth (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · sv meningsskiljaktighet (an argument or debate) · pl niezgoda (an argument or debate) · sv meningsskiljaktighet (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · he מַחְלֹקֶת (an argument or debate) · jv béda (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · la dissensus (an argument or debate) · sq mosmarrëveshje (an argument or debate) · el διαφωνία (an argument or debate) · nl verschil van mening (an argument or debate) · ru несоотве́тствие (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · ca desacord (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · cs nesouhlas (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · cy gwrthdrawiad (an argument or debate) · ro dezacord (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · ro discuție (an argument or debate) · la dissensus (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · cy anghydfod (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · mk несогласување (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · de Meinungsverschiedenheit (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · hy անհամաձայնություն (an argument or debate) · ro ceartă (an argument or debate) · es desavenencia (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · nl onenigheid (an argument or debate) · fi ristiriita (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · cy anghytundeb (an argument or debate) · el ασυμφωνία (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · fr désaccord (an argument or debate) · ka უთანხმოება (an argument or debate) · ru несогла́сие (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · cy anghydwelediad (a condition of not agreeing or concurring) · fi mielipide-ero (an argument or debate) · gd eas-aonta (a condition of not agreeing or concurring)