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dispute — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • altercation noun A noisy or angry argument, often in public.
  • contention noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
  • discord noun Disagreement or lack of harmony between people.
  • dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
  • feud noun A long-running, bitter conflict between two people, families, or groups.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • quarrel noun An angry argument or dispute, especially between people who know each other.
  • squabble noun A minor, petty argument.
  • strife noun Bitter conflict or struggle, sometimes violent.

Senses

dispute is used for these senses in English:

  • contention Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  • discord Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  • dispute An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
  • dispute (uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
  • feud A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
  • hassle A fight or argument.
  • quarrel (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
  • squabble A minor fight or argument.

contention — full definition

  1. noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
  2. noun Heated disagreement or dispute.
  3. noun Competition between parties or systems for a limited resource.

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