dispute
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dispute
- /dɪˈspjuːt/ UK
- /ˈdɪ.spjuːt/ UK
- /dɪˈspjʉwt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈdɪ.spjʉwt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈdɪ.spjut/ Canada, US
- /dɪˈspjut/ Canada, US
- /dəˈspjut/ Canada, US
- /dɪˈspjʉːt/ Australia
- /ˈdə.spjʉːt/ Australia
- /dəˈspjʉːt/ New Zealand
- /ˈdə.spjʉːt/ New Zealand
- /dɪˈspjʉt/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ˈdɪ.spjʉt/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /dɪˈspɪʊt/ Wales
- /ˈdɪ.spɪʊt/ Wales
- /də-/ Canada, US
- /dəˈspjʉːt/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer (French disputer), from Latin disputāre (“to dispute, discuss, examine, compute, estimate”), from dis- (“apart”) + putāre (“to reckon, consider, think, originally make clean, clear up”), related to purus (“pure”). Compare compute, count, impute, repute, amputate, etc.
noun disputes
- An argument or disagreement; a failure to agree. But is not this dispute over the question whether we have free will or not very like a dispute that we might engage in over the color of a tree — whether it be green or blue?
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A disagreement between parties in a contract, lawsuit, treaty, or other legal matter.
Canadian experience throws light on the relative merits of a separate board for each dispute as compared with a permanent board to hear all disputes.
Similar: debate, quarrel, conflict, controversy, claim, question
- Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate. Addicted more / To contemplation and profound dispute.
Similar: argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, issue · Opposite: accord, agreement, assent, concord, concordance, harmony, resolution, solution, union
verb disputes · disputing · disputed
- To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another. "Now, though thy thoughts are green and tender, as becometh one so young, yet are they those of a thinking brain, and in truth thou dost bring back to my mind certain of those old philosophers with whom in days bygone I have disputed at Athens, and at Becca in Arabia, for thou hast the same crabbed
- To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss. Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.
- To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call into question; to deny the truth or validity of. to dispute assertions or arguments
- To strive or contend about; to contest. to dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards
- To struggle against; to resist. Dispute it [grief] like a man.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: argufy, quarrel, altercate, challenge, conflict, gainsay, contravention, difference, disagreement, controversy, controversial, contentious, contest, polemic, contested, contestation
noun
Similar: argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, issue · Opposite: accord, agreement, assent, concord, concordance, harmony, resolution, solution, union
Translations
Every language
noun 1. argument, failure to agree
| Español | disputa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 논쟁 nonjaeng, 의논 uinon |
| 日本語 | 論争 ronsō, 議論 giron |
| 中文 | 爭論 /争论 zhēnglùn, 爭議 /争议 zhēngyì, 爭端 /争端 zhēngduān, 糾紛 /纠纷 jiūfēn |
| हिन्दी | असहमति ashamti, विवाद vivād |
| Português | disputa |
| Français | dispute, litige |
| Deutsch | Streit, Disput |
| Italiano | disputa, lite, bega |
| Ελληνικά | διένεξη diénexi, έριδα érida, διαμάχη diamáchi |
| Română | dispută |
| Русский | спор spor, ди́спут dísput, поле́мика polémika |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tranh luận |
| العربية | خِلَاف ḵilāf, مُبَاحَثَة mubāḥaṯa, مُنَاقَشَة munāqaša, جَدَل jadal, نِزَاع nizāʕ, بَحْث baḥṯ |
| עברית | רִיב riv |
noun 2. verbal controversy
| Español | disputa |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विवाद vivād |
| Français | dispute |
| Deutsch | Debatte |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπαράθεση antiparáthesi |
| Română | dispută |
| Русский | спор spor, ссо́ра ssóra, деба́ты debáty, ди́спут dísput |
| العربية | نِزَاع nizāʕ, شِجَار šijār |
verb to argue against
| 日本語 | 反論する hanron suru |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | वितर्क vitark |
| Français | discuter, argumenter |
verb to argue pro and con; to discuss
| 日本語 | 議論する giron suru |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | तर्क tark |
| Français | évaluer |
| Deutsch | erörtern |
verb to oppose by argument or assertion, to controvert
| 日本語 | 反対する hantai suru |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | वितर्क vitark |
| Français | argumenter |
| Deutsch | bestreiten |
Talk about this word "dispute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dispute. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dispute. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dispute "dispute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dispute.Cite this
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title = {dispute},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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