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dispute::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contravention |
| Type of | resistance |
| Derivation | disputatious |
dispute::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conflict, difference, difference of opinion |
| Type of | disagreement |
| Has types | argument, arguing, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, dustup, gap, quarrel, wrangle, collision, row, run-in, tilt, words |
| Derivation | disputatious |
he had a dispute with his wife.
Examples of dispute
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It was shut down after a dispute over spilled Champagne, according to testimony.
From the thenewstribune.com
The dispute was scheduled for an eight-day trial in Orange County Circuit Court.
From the kansas.com
There is still dispute over the quantity of bad loans carried by Japanese banks.
From the businessweek.com
Moreover, Oxy has become embroiled in a nasty legal dispute with the government.
From the businessweek.com
I seriously doubt that this broad view will be considered in this local dispute.
From the latimes.com
We followed a serious dispute between ducks from, I would say, half a mile away.
From the telegraph.co.uk
This dispute will come to a head at an extraordinary board meeting on Wednesday.
From the online.wsj.com
He'd had a dispute with the 16-year-old earlier in the day at Whites Creek High.
From the tennessean.com
Blagojevich often stood outside the home to angrily dispute charges against him.
From the dailyherald.com
- A disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
- Challenge: take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
- Coming into conflict with
- Quarrel: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
- (disputed) subject to disagreement and debate
- Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of opinion. ...
- An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree; Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate; Contest; struggle; quarrel; To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or ...
- (disputed) Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted
- (Disputed) Romance Pannonian language
