disagreement

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(dĭs'ə-grē'mənt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A failure or refusal to agree.
  2. A disparity; an inconsistency.
    1. A conflict or difference of opinion.
    2. A quarrel.

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noun

  1. A marked lack of correspondence or agreement: difference, discrepance, discrepancy, disparity, gap, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency. See agree/disagree.
  2. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict/cooperation.

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Definition: difference, unlikeness
Antonyms: agreement, likeness, sameness, similarity

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Definition: dispute, quarrel
Antonyms: acquiescence, agreement, harmony, peace

Quotes About:

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Quotes:

"If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along -- whether it be business, family relations, or life itself." - Bernard Meltzer

"When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us." - Sidney J. Harris

Misspellings:

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Common misspelling(s) of disagreement

  • dissagreement

Translations:

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uenighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
onenigheid, verschil

Français (French)
n. - désaccord, divergence, différend

Deutsch (German)
n. - Uneinigkeit, Diskrepanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαφωνία, ασυμφωνία, ρήξη, διαφορά

Italiano (Italian)
disaccordo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - discordância (f)

Русский (Russian)
разногласия

Español (Spanish)
n. - desacuerdo, disconformidad, discrepancia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - meningsskiljaktighet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不合, 不一致, 争论

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不合, 不一致, 爭論

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일치하지 않음, 논쟁

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不一致, 意見の相違, 争い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعارض, اختلاف ( في الرأي), نزاع, لا ملائمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חילוקי-דעות, אי-התאמה, הבדל‬


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