dispute

IPA: dɪspjˈut

noun

  • An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
  • (uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.

verb

  • (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
  • (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
  • to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
  • to strive or contend about; to contest
  • (obsolete) to struggle against; to resist
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Examples of "dispute" in Sentences

  • The label dispute reflects two fundamentally different views of fair trade, says
  • Almost two decades of UN-led negotiations over the name dispute have been fruitless.
  • To criticize Israel without mentioning other countries whose violations of human rights aren't even in dispute is anti-Semitic.
  • The question in dispute is whether Job was an honest man or no, the same question that was in dispute between God and Satan in the first two chapters.
  • What's not in dispute is the dead-on impression played by Urbanski, a Hollywood producer ( "The Contender") and occasional guest host on Rush Limbaugh's radio show.
  • The two Balkan neighbors have failed to resolve a name dispute that has blocked the tiny republic's accession to NATO and progress toward becoming a member of the European Union.
  • This dispute is the latest flashpoint in one of this sport's longest-running battles — between Europe's richest pro teams that pay the game's superstars, and the national federations that participate in tournaments such as the World Cup and European Championship.
  • In the final findings for bidders to use in preparation for the lease sale, published November 9th, Division of Oil and Gas officials say the U-S State Department has notified Alaska of the title dispute, and that potential bidders should? be prepared for [...] (HTML is stripped out and links are not linked.)

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