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Synonyms
verb (used without object)
1.
to engage in argument or debate.
2.
to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
verb (used with object)
3.
to argue or debate about; discuss.
4.
to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal.
5.
to quarrel or fight about; contest.
6.
to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
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Disputed
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| 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. |
noun
7.
a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
8.
a wrangling argument; quarrel.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
Related forms
dis·pute·less, adjective
dis·put·er, noun
pre·dis·pute, noun, verb, pre·dis·put·ed, pre·dis·put·ing.
re·dis·pute, verb, re·dis·put·ed, re·dis·put·ing.
un·dis·put·ed, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
2. bicker, squabble. 8. disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
2. bicker, squabble. 8. disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
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| disputed | |
adjective | |
| subject to disagreement and debate |
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