dispute

dis·pute

 (dĭ-spyo͞ot′)

v. dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing, dis·putes

v.tr.

1.

a. To express disagreement over: disputed the plaintiff's claims.

b. To express disagreement with (someone): made his point so forcefully that nobody dared dispute him.

2. To question the truth or validity of; doubt: Her friends disputed her intentions.

3.

a. To strive to gain or win; struggle over: The two countries disputed the region for decades.

b. To strive against; resist: disputed the advance of the marauders.

v.intr.

To engage in discussion or debate: The candidates disputed over foreign policy. See Synonyms at discuss.

n.

1. A verbal controversy; a debate: the dispute over the existence of the Loch Ness monster.

2. A disagreement or quarrel: a bitter dispute over property rights.

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[Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputāre, to examine : dis-, apart; see dis- + putāre, to reckon; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·put′a·bil′i·ty n.

dis·put′a·ble (dĭ-spyo͞o′tə-bəl, dĭs′pyə-) adj.

dis·put′a·bly adv.

dis·put′er n.

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dispute

vb

1. to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of

3. (tr) to seek to win; contest for

4. (tr) to struggle against; resist

n

an argument or quarrel

[C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis-¹ + putāre to think]

disˈputer n

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dis•pute

(dɪˈspyut)

v. -put•ed, -put•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to engage in argument or debate.

2. to argue vehemently; quarrel.

v.t.

3. to argue or debate about.

4. to argue against; call in question.

5. to quarrel or fight about; contest.

6. to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.

n.

7. a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.

8. a quarrel.

[1275–1325; (< Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point =dis- dis-¹ + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative]

dis•pute′less, adj.

dis•put′er, n.

syn: See argument.

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dispute

Past participle: disputed
Gerund: disputing

Imperative

dispute

dispute

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dispute - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" difference of opinion, difference, conflict disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing collision - a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests" contestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, disputation, tilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" gap - a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
	2.	dispute - coming into conflict with contravention resistance - group action in opposition to those in power
Verb	1.	dispute - take exception to; "She challenged his claims" challenge, gainsay call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" contest, repugn, contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
	2.	dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something brawl, wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" fall out - have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"

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dispute

noun

1. disagreement, conflict, argument, controversy, falling out, contention, dissent, quarreling, friction, strife, antagonism, discord, altercation There has been much dispute over the ownership of the lease.

2. argument, row, clash, controversy, disturbance, contention, feud, quarrel, brawl, squabble, wrangle, difference of opinion, tiff, dissension, turf war (informal), shindig (informal), shindy (informal), bagarre (French) The dispute between them is settled.

verb

1. contest, question, challenge, deny, doubt, oppose, object to, contradict, rebut, impugn, controvert, call in or into question He disputed the allegations.

2. argue, fight, clash, row, disagree, fall out (informal), contend, feud, quarrel, brawl, squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have an argument, cross swords, be at sixes and sevens, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, altercate Whole towns disputed with neighboring villages over boundaries.

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dispute

verb

1. To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly:

argue, contend, debate, moot.

2. To engage in a quarrel:

argue, bicker, contend, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle.

Informal: hassle, tangle.

Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns.

3. To take a stand against:

buck, challenge, contest, oppose, resist, traverse.

noun

A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:

altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.

Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle.

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Translations

نِزاع، جِداليَتَنازَع عَلىيُجادِل، يَناقِش

debatanamítatpopíratpřít serozepře

bestridediskussiondrage i tvivlstridstrides om

StreitstreitenAuseinandersetzungbestreitenDisput

αμφισβητώδιεκδικώ

discusióndisputadisputarpolémicaponer en duda

contesterdisputedisputerquerelle

vitat

deiladeila, karpdeila; mótmæla

disputadisputarequestionevertenzabega

disputasvaidytis dėl

apstrīdētstrīdētiesstrīds

disputeredisputt

disputar

спор

popierať

prepirspor

çatışmakarşı çıkmaktartışmakuyuşmazlık

争论对...提出质疑

dispute

[ˈdɪspjuːt]

n (= argument) (between individuals) → dispute f; (between groups, states, organizations) → conflit m (also industrial dispute) → conflit m social
pay dispute, dispute over pay → conflit m salarial
border dispute → différend m frontalier
domestic dispute → dispute f conjugale
a dispute over sth (between individuals) → une dispute au sujet de qch; (between states, groups, organizations) → un conflit au sujet de qch
a dispute between [+ individuals] → une dispute entre; [+ states, groups, organizations] → un conflit entre
to be in dispute [people, parties, countries] → être en conflit; [matter, issue] → être en discussion; [territory] → être contesté(e)
to be in dispute with sb → être en conflit avec qn
to be in dispute over sth → être en conflit à propos de qch

[dɪˈspjuːt] vt [+ claim, figures, findings] → contester; [+ matter] → discuter; [+ victory] → disputer; [+ territory] → disputer
I don't dispute what she said → Je ne discute pas ce qu'elle a dit.
I don't dispute that ... → je ne conteste pas le fait que ...

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dispute

vt

(= argue against) statement → bestreiten, anfechten; claim to sth, will → anfechten; I would dispute that → das möchte ich bestreiten

(= debate) question, subject → sich streiten über (+acc); the issue was hotly disputed → das Thema wurde hitzig diskutiert

(= contest) championship, possession → kämpfen um; territory → beanspruchen

vi (= argue) → streiten

n

no pl (= arguing, controversy) → Disput m, → Kontroverse f; to be beyond dispute → außer Frage stehen; there is some dispute about which horse won → es ist umstritten, welches Pferd gewonnen hat; the two countries are in dispute over boundaries → zwischen den beiden Ländern gibt es Grenzstreitigkeiten; a territory in or under dispute → ein umstrittenes Gebiet; to be open to dispute → anfechtbar or umstritten sein; the case is in or under dispute (Jur) → der Fall wird verhandelt

(= quarrel, argument) → Streit m

(Ind) → Auseinandersetzung f; the union is in dispute with the management → zwischen Gewerkschaft und Betriebsleitung bestehen Unstimmigkeiten; wages dispute → Tarifauseinandersetzungen pl

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dispute

[dɪsˈpjuːt]

1. n (quarrel) → disputa; (controversy) → discussione f, controversia; (legal) → lite f
industrial dispute → controversia sindacale
beyond dispute → fuori discussione
to be in dispute (matter) → essere in discussione (territory) → essere oggetto di contesa

2. vt

a. (question, statement, claim) → contestare

b. (debate, matter, question) → discutere

c. (compete for, possession, victory) → disputarsi

3. vi (argue) to dispute (about or over) → discutere (su)

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dispute

(diˈspjuːt) verb

1. to argue against or deny. I'm not disputing what you say. betwyfel, redetwis يُجادِل، يَناقِش споря contestar namítat, popírat bestreiten bestride; drage i tvivl αμφισβητώ, αρνούμαιdiscutir vastu vaidlema مورد تردید قرار دادن kiistää contester לְהִתְנָגֵד לְ- विवाद करना prepirati se, raspravljati (meg)vitat, kétségbe von menyangkal, membantah deila; mótmæla mettere in discussione 異議を唱える 논박하다 ginčyti apstrīdēt sangkal bestrijdenbestridekwestionować منكر كېدل: ردېدل: جنګېدل contestar a con­testa оспаривать popierať spodbijati opovrgavati ifrågasätta โต้เถียง karşı çıkmak 反駁，否認 перечити; заперечувати حجّت کرنا tranh luận 对...提出质疑

2. to argue (about). They disputed the ownership of the land for years. trek in twyfel يَتَنازَع عَلى разисквам discutir přít se streiten strides om διαφωνώdiscutir vaidlustama بحث کردن؛ مشاجره کردن riidellä se disputer לְהִתוָוכֵּח विवाद natezati se oko nečega vitatkozik mempertengkarkan deila discutere; contendere 論争する 이의를 제기하다 ginčytis, vaidytis dėl strīdēties pertikaikan betwistenkrangle, trette, diskutere, disputere spierać się o مناقشه كول، جګړه كول پحث او مباحثه كول discutir a(‑şi) disputa спорить škriepiť sa prepirati se prepirati se tvista (gräla) om ถกเถียง tartışmak 否認 сваритися; сперечатися اختلاف کرنا bàn cãi 争论

noun

(an) argument or quarrel. a dispute over wages. argument, twis, geskil نِزاع، جِدال диспут disputa debata, rozepře der Streit diskussion; strid διαμάχηdisputa, discusión vaidlus مشاجره؛ جر و بحث riita disputeויכוח तकरार svađa vita pertengkaran deila, karp disputa 争い 논쟁 ginčas strīds pertikaian geschilkrangel, diskusjon, disputtspór مناقشه كول، جګړه كول پحث او مباحثه كول disputa controversă спор spor spor prepirka dispyt การโต้เถียง uyuşmazlık, çatışma 爭論 суперечка; сварка جھگڑا cuộc tranh luận 争论

diˈsputable adjective

able to be argued about. Whether this change was an improvement is disputable. aanvegbaar, onseker, betwisbaar قابِل للمُناقَشَه спорен discutível sporný bestreitbar diskutabel αμφισβητήσιμοςdiscutible vaieldav قابل بحث؛ بحث انگیز riidanalainen discutable שנוי במחלוקת विवा‍दित, विवादास्पद sporan, osporiv vitatható diragukan vafasamur, umdeilanlegur discutibile 議論の余地のある 논쟁의 여지가 있는 ginčytinas diskutējams; apstrīdams boleh disangkal betwistbaardiskutabel, omtvisteligotwarty, nie rozstrzygnięty دجګړې وړ discutível discutabil спорный sporný, diskutabilný sporen sporan diskutabel ที่โต้แย้งได้ tartışmaya açık, münakaşa götürür 可爭論的，有爭議性的 спірний, дискусійний متنازعہ شے có thể gây bàn cãi 可争论的，可商榷的

ˌdispuˈtation noun

a formal argument. dispuut جَدَل، نِزاع полемика discussão debata, diskuse das Streitgespräch disput λογομαχίαdiscusión dispuut گفتمان؛ بحث kiista débatויכוח विवाद, शास्त्रार्थ prepirka, rasprava vita perdebatan kappræða disputa, discussione 論争 논쟁 disputas, ginčas disputs; strīds perbahasan dispuutdisputt, ordstridspór, debata جګړه، دنګله discussão dez­batere диспут debata, diskusia debata rasprava dispyt, ordstrid การอภิปราย tartışma, münakaşa 辯論 диспут; полеміка بحث việc tranh cãi 辩论

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