dispute
noun
1. a disagreement or argument about something important
- he had a dispute with his wife
Similar word(s): conflict, difference
Definition categories: communication, disagreement
2. coming into conflict with
Similar word(s): contravention
Definition categories: act, resistance
verb
1. take exception to
Similar word(s): challenge, gainsay
Definition categories: communication, contend, contest, repugn
2. have a disagreement over something
- We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
Similar word(s): altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap
Definition categories: communication, argue, contend, debate, fence
Sentences with dispute as a verb:
- Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.
- to dispute assertions or arguments