disagree

Verb
Synonyms: differdissenttake issuedisaccorddiscord

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. be of different opinions“I beg to differ!”“She disagrees with her husband on many questions”Synonyms: differdissenttake issue
  2. be different from one anotherSynonyms: disaccorddiscord
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Disagree \Dis`a*gree"\ (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disagreed (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Disagreeing.] [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]er to displease.]

1.To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance. [1913 Webster]

They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because it seems to disagree with what they call reason.— Atterbury.[1913 Webster]

2.To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at controversy; to quarrel. [1913 Webster]

Who shall decide, when doctors disagree?— Pope.[1913 Webster]

3.To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the stomach or the taste. [1913 Webster]

Note: Usually followed by with, sometimes by to, rarely by from; as, I disagree to your proposal.

Syn: To differ; vary; dissent. [1913 Webster]

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