disagree
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disagree
- /dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ UK
- /dɪsəˈɡɹi/ US
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
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.
verb disagrees · disagreeing · disagreed
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To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
John disagreed with Mary frequently.
Similar: beg to differ, quarrel, dispute
- To fail to conform or correspond with. My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disaccord, discord, differ, take issue, dissent, undecided, contradict, disapprove, deny, reject, oppose, divergence, disagreement, argue, vary, counterpose
Translations
Every language
verb to fail to agree
| Español | no estar de acuerdo, desacordar, discordar, descordar, desconvenir, discrepar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 反対する hantai-suru, 異なる kotonaru, 揉める momeru |
| 中文 | 不同意 bù tóngyì, 反對 /反对 fǎnduì |
| Português | discordar |
| Français | ne pas être d'accord, être en désaccord |
| Deutsch | anderer Meinung sein, widersprechen |
| Italiano | non concordare, non combaciare, dissentire, disconvenire, discrepare, divergere |
| Ελληνικά | διαφωνώ diafonó |
| Română | nu fi de acord |
| Русский | не соглаша́ться ne soglašátʹsja |
verb to fail to conform or correspond with
| Español | discrepar, disentir, desentonar, desconvenir, discordar, descordar (disused) |
|---|---|
| Português | discordar |
| Deutsch | widersprechen |
| Italiano | discordare |
| Ελληνικά | διαφωνώ diafonó |
| Русский | расходи́ться rasxodítʹsja |
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