Meaning of DISAGREEMENT
| Pronunciation: | | `disu'greemunt
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- [n] a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
- [n] the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
- [n] a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
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| | Synonyms: | | discrepancy, dissension, dissonance, divergence, variance |
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| | Antonyms: | | accord, agreement, agreement | | |
| | See Also: | | allowance, conflict, conflict, confrontation, difference, difference, difference of opinion, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, encounter, leeway, margin, nonconformity, showdown, speech act, tolerance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`a*gree"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]ment
disagreeable circumstance, disagreeableness.]
1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance;
dissimilitude; diversity.
2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. [R.]
3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.
4. A falling out, or controversy; difference.
Syn: Difference; diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness;
discrepancy; variance; dissent; misunderstanding;
dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle; discord.
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| | Related Terms: | | abnegation, agreement to disagree, alienation, altercation, antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, apostasy, argument, averseness, aversion, backwardness, ban, blackball, blackballing, clash, clashing, collision, complaint, conflict, confrontation, contention, contradiction, contradistinction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, controversy, counter-culture, counterposition, cross-purposes, cursoriness, debate, declension, declination, declinature, declining, denial, departure, deprivation, deviation, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, dim view, disaccord, disaccordance, disallowance, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, disclaimer, disclamation, disconformity, discongruity, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, discord, discordance, discordancy, discrepancy, discreteness, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, disinclination, disobedience, disparity, displeasure, dispute, disrelish, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissimilarity, distaste, distinction, distinctness, divergence, divergency, diversity, dividedness, division, dropping out, exclusion, far cry, foot-dragging, fractiousness, grudging consent, grudgingness, heterogeneity, holding back, hostility, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, indignation, indisposedness, indisposition, indocility, inequality, inharmoniousness, inharmony, inimicalness, intractableness, irreconcilability, lack of enthusiasm, lack of zeal, low estimation, low opinion, minority opinion, misunderstanding, mixture, mutinousness, nay, negation, negative, negative answer, nix, no, nolition, nonacceptance, nonagreement, nonassent, noncompliance, nonconcurrence, nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity, nonconsent, nonobservance, objection, obstinacy, odds, oppositeness, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, originality, ostracism, otherness, perfunctoriness, perversity, polarity, polarization, protest, quarrel, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recantation, recusance, recusancy, refractoriness, refusal, rejection, reluctance, renitence, renitency, repudiation, repugnance, resistance, retention, rhubarb, secession, separateness, showdown, slowness, strife, stubbornness, sulk, sulkiness, sulks, sullenness, thumbs-down, turndown, unconformity, underground, unenthusiasm, unhappiness, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, unwillingness, variance, variation, variegation, variety, withdrawal, withholding |
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