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DISPUTE definition: 1. an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and…. Learn more.
1. a. : to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation. Legislators hotly disputed the bill. b. : to call into question or cast doubt upon. Her honesty was never disputed. The witness disputed the defendant's claim. 2. a. : to struggle against : oppose.
When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group. The two countries have been disputing the ownership of the fleet.
to engage in argument or debate: She liked nothing more than to dispute with her fellow law students. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel: Those two are always disputing about something or other. Synonyms: squabble, bicker.
noun. /dɪˈspjuːt/, /ˈdɪspjuːt/ [countable, uncountable] an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree. industrial/pay disputes. dispute between A and B a dispute between the two countries about the border. dispute over/about something the latest dispute over fishing rights.
verb. /dɪˈspjuːt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to question whether something is true or legally or officially acceptable. dispute something These figures have been disputed. to dispute a decision/claim. The family wanted to dispute the will. dispute that… No one is disputing that there is a problem.
DISPUTE definition: 1. a disagreement, especially one that lasts a long time: 2. to disagree with something someone…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'dispute'. 1. A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. [...] 2. If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. [...] 3. When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it.
The noun dispute means any conflict or disagreement. The countries were in the middle of a border dispute ; both sides claimed the toxic waste dump belonged to the other. As a verb, dispute can mean to quarrel or argue, but it can also mean to take exception to something.
Definitions of 'dispute'. 1. A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. [...] 2. If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. [...] 3. When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it.
