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(dĭs'ə-grē') pronunciation
intr.v., -greed, -gree·ing, -grees.
  1. To fail to correspond: our figures disagree. See synonyms at differ.
    1. To have a differing opinion: She disagrees with him on everything. They say it will rain, but I disagree.
    2. To dispute or quarrel.
  2. To cause adverse effects: Caffeine disagrees with me.

[Middle English disagreen, from Old French desagreer : des-, dis- + agreer, to agree; see agree.]


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verb

  1. To be unlike or dissimilar: differ, diverge, vary. Idioms: be at variance. See same/different/compare.
  2. To be of different opinion: differ, disaccord, discord, dissent, vary. Idioms: jointakeissue. See agree/disagree.


v

Definition: argue; hold differing opinion
Antonyms: accept, acquiesce, agree, concur, consent

v

Definition: be different
Antonyms: agree, coincide, harmonize

v

Definition: be injurious
Antonyms: aid, help

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To differ in opinion.

pronunciation Republicans and Democrats seem to disagree on most topics.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - være uenig, skændes, ikke stemme overens, gøre dårlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
het oneens zijn, niet kloppen met

Français (French)
v. intr. - être en désaccord, ne pas concorder (des explications), ne pas convenir à qn, être nuisible à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - nicht einverstanden sein, nicht übereinstimmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαφωνώ, αντιτίθεμαι, πέφτω βαρύς στο στομάχι

Italiano (Italian)
non essere d'accordo, dissentire

idioms:

  • disagree with    non essere d'accordo con, dissentire da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - discordar

idioms:

  • disagree with    não cair bem (Comida)

Русский (Russian)
возражать, спорить

idioms:

  • disagree with    не соглашаться с

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - no estar de acuerdo, discrepar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inte samtycka, inte vara överens

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不一致, 不适宜

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 不一致, 不適宜

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 불일치하다, 견해가 다르다, (풍토가) 맞지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 一致しない, 意見が合わない, 合わない

idioms:

  • disagree with    異議がある, 体質に合わない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعارض, يختلف في الرأي, يؤثر على شخص أو شئ سلبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮לא הסכים, חלק על, לא התאים לבריאות, הזיק לבריאות‬


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