dispute

dis-pute · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A disagreement or argument.

  2. 2.

    A conflict or controversy, especially one requiring legal resolution.

  3. 3.

    To argue or debate about something.

  4. 4.

    To question the truth or validity of something.

  5. 5.

    To fight for or contend for something.

Related words

Antonyms: agreement, consensus, harmony
See also: argument, conflict, debate
Synonyms: argument, conflict, debate, disagreement

Etymology

From Old French desputer, from Latin disputare meaning "to weigh, examine, discuss," from dis- meaning "apart" and putare meaning "to reckon, think." First recorded in English in the 13th century.