disagreement

Noun
US[dih-suh-gree-muhnt]/dɪsəˈɡrimənt/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)disagreements

  1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or charactersSynonyms: dissensiondissonanceOpposite accordType of conflictKinds divide, disunity
  2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions“a growing divergence of opinion”Synonyms: discrepancydivergencevarianceType of differenceKinds allowance, leeway
  3. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputingOpposite agreementType of speech actKinds dispute, confrontation, discord, dissent, dissidence, nonconformity
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Translations

Noun an argument or debate

Spanish
desacuerdo
Italian
disaccordo
Russian
разногла́сие raznoglásije
Polish
niezgoda
5 more languages
Catalan
desacord
Hebrew
מחלוקת makhlóket
Scottish Gaelic
mì-chòrdadh

Noun a condition of not agreeing or concurring

Italian
disaccordo
Russian
несогла́сие nesoglásije
Arabic
خلاف ḵilāf
Swedish
oenighet
Greek
ασυμφωνία asymfonía
8 more languages
Indonesian
ketidaksetujuan
Catalan
desacord
Finnish
ristiriita
Romanian
dezacord
Scottish Gaelic
mì-chòrdadh

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dis′a·gree′ment (dĭs′ȧ-grē′ment), noun

Origin: Cf. F. désagrément disagreeable circumstance, disagreeableness.

1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. rare

3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.

4. A falling out, or controversy; difference.

Synonyms: Difference; diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness; discrepancy; variance; dissent; misunderstanding; dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle; discord.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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