Disagreement
[dɪsə'ɡriːmənt] or [,dɪsə'ɡrimənt]
Definition
(noun.) the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing.
(noun.) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters.
Editor: Louise--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.
(n.) Unsuitableness; unadaptedness.
(n.) Difference of opinion or sentiment.
(n.) A falling out, or controversy; difference.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1].Difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness, dissimilitude, diversity, discrepancy.[2].Dissent, difference of opinion.[3].Discord, variance, misunderstanding, dissension, jarring, clashing, strife, quarrel, dispute, wrangle, bickering.
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Examples
- Every one heard, of course, that there had been some disagreement--some misunderstanding---- Did she hear that Bertha turned me off the yacht? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Old New York scrupulously observed the etiquette of hospitality, and no discussion with a guest was ever allowed to degenerate into a disagreement. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Such differences commonly originate in a disagreement about the use of the terms 'mine' and 'not mine,' 'his' and 'not his. Plato. The Republic.
- You must concede that there are abuses, Hawley, said Mr. Hackbutt, foreseeing some political disagreement with his family lawyer. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- To own the truth, I saw a little glimpse of hope for myself if there was really a serious disagreement between Miss Rachel and you. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She was the child of parents separated soon after her birth, in consequence of disagreement of disposition. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- According to Octave Chanute there was in Europe in 1889 utter disagreement and confusion in reference to fundamental questions of aerodynamics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Truth or falshood consists in an agreement or disagreement either to the real relations of ideas, or to real existence and matter of fact. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Thus a more radical and irreconcilable disagreement between experts touching the same thing could hardly be found. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- To which we may add, that this agreement or disagreement, not admitting of degrees, all virtues and vices would of course be equal. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Can there be any disagreement between us here? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- First, I come to bear my testimony, with profound sorrow, to the lamentable disagreements between Sir Percival and Lady Glyde. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His answer reminded me of family difficulties that were still to be reconciled, and of family disagreements that were yet to come. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- James and his father had many disagreements about me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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