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dis·a·gree·ment

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nt] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.

2.	lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness: a disagreement of colors.

3.	difference of opinion; dissent.

4.	quarrel; dissension; argument.

[Origin: 1485–95; < AF, MF desagrement. See disagree, -ment

]

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dis·a·gree·ment Audio Help (dĭs'ə-grē'mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.

A failure or refusal to agree.
A disparity; an inconsistency.
1. A conflict or difference of opinion.
2. A quarrel.

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disagreement
noun
1.	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [ant: accord]
2.	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: discrepancy]
3.	the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing [ant: agreement]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌdisaˈgreement1 noun

disagreeing
Example: disagreement between the two witnesses to the accident

Arabic:	تَضارُب
Chinese (Simplified):	意见分歧
Chinese (Traditional):	意見分歧
Czech:	nesouhlas
Danish:	uenighed
Dutch:	onenigheid
Estonian:	lahkarvamus
Finnish:	erimielisyys
French:	désaccord
German:	der Widerspruch
Greek:	διαφωνία
Hungarian:	nézeteltérés
Icelandic:	ágreiningur
Italian:	discordanza
Japanese:	不一致

Korean:	불일치
Latvian:	nesaskaņas; domstarpības
Lithuanian:	nesutarimas
Norwegian:	uenighet
Polish:	niezgoda
Portuguese (Brazil):	discordância
Portuguese (Portugal):	discordância
Romanian:	dezacord
Russian:	разногласие
Slovak:	nesúhlas, nezhoda
Slovenian:	neskladnost
Spanish:	desacuerdo, disconformidad
Swedish:	meningsskiljaktighet, oenighet
Turkish:	anlaşmazlık, uyuşmazlık

ˌdisaˈgreement2 noun

a quarrel
Example: a violent disagreement

Arabic:	إخْتِلاف، نِزاع
Chinese (Simplified):	争执
Chinese (Traditional):	爭執
Czech:	hádka
Danish:	skænderi; sammenstød
Dutch:	ruzie
Estonian:	tüli
Finnish:	yhteenotto
French:	brouille
German:	die Meinungsverschiedenheit
Greek:	καβγάς
Hungarian:	nézeteltérés
Icelandic:	rifrildi, deila
Italian:	lite
Japanese:	口論

Korean:	다툼, 불화
Latvian:	strīds
Lithuanian:	ginčas
Norwegian:	krangel
Polish:	sprzeczka
Portuguese (Brazil):	discórdia
Portuguese (Portugal):	discussão
Romanian:	ceartă
Russian:	ссора
Slovak:	hádka
Slovenian:	prepir
Spanish:	discusión, riña, altercado
Swedish:	gräl, tvist
Turkish:	tartışma, atışma

See also: disagree, disagreeable

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Disagreement

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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