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disagreement

[dis-uh-gree-muhnt] Origin

dis·a·gree·ment

[dis-uh-gree-muhnt]
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; < Anglo-French, Middle French desagrement. See disagree, -ment

non·dis·a·gree·ment, noun
pre·dis·a·gree·ment, noun
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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disagreement (ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt)
 
n
1.  refusal or failure to agree
2.  a failure to correspond
3.  an argument or dispute

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disagreement
1570s, from dis- + agreement.
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