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disputed

/dɪsˈpjuːtɪd/ UK
/dɪsˈpjutɪd/ Canada, US
[dɪsˈpjuɾɪd] Canada, US
/dɪsˈpjʉːtɪd/ Australia
[dɪsˈpjʉɾɪd] Australia
/dəsˈpjʉːtəd/ Australia

adjective more disputed · most disputed

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted. The theory, though common, was widely disputed.
of territory Claimed by more than one sovereign state. Claimed by both India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, the 10,000-square-mile region known as Baltistan (population 224,000) is part of the disputed territory of Kashmir.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of dispute They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.

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Closest in meaning: controversial, moot, debated, contestable, contested, debatable, contest, controversy, contentious, disagreement, polemical, conflicting, contradicted, opposed, contradictory, challenge

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adj argued

हिन्दी	विवादित vivādit
Русский	оспа́риваемый ospárivajemyj, спо́рный spórnyj

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@misc{disputed_2026,
  title = {disputed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disputed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}