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disagreement

/ˌdɪsəˈɡɹimənt/noun4 syllables

Disagreement means: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.

Synonyms for disagreement7

noun, as in a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

discrepancy, divergence, variance

noun, as in a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

dissension, dissonance

also used for disagreement

rift, contention. See also Thesaurus:dispute

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Opposites of disagreement

agreement

What does disagreement mean?3

noun

1

a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions“a growing divergence of opinion”

2

a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

3

the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disagreement?1

three syllables

agreement
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Disagreement in a sentence

  • They express disagreement by shaking their heads, which may indicate agreement in other countries.eastasiastudent
  • At times of crisis, people put all their disagreements aside.AlanF_US
  • There were disagreements, and the community began to splinter.sundown
  • The chairman did not rule out the possibility of a disagreement.CK
  • It sometimes is the case that there is a lot of disagreement.CM
  • The disagreement between the union and management could lead to a strike.CK
  • What do you do when you have a financial disagreement in your family?Source_VOA
  • It's clear that there's a rather strong disagreement between the two.CM

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Forms of disagreement

as a noun

plural
disagreements