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disagreement

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dis·a·gree·ment  (ds-grmnt)
n.
1. A failure or refusal to agree.
2. A disparity; an inconsistency.
3.
a. A conflict or difference of opinion.
b. A quarrel.

disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgriːmənt]
n
1. refusal or failure to agree
2. a failure to correspond
3. an argument or dispute

Disagreement of statesmen: statesmen collectivleyLipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disagreementdisagreement - a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
conflict - a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
disunity - lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
divide - a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"
2.disagreementdisagreement - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
leeway, allowance, tolerance, margin - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
3.disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
face-off, showdown, confrontation, encounter - a hostile disagreement face-to-face
dissidence - disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
dissent - a difference of opinion
nonconformity - lack of harmony or correspondence
dissension, discord - disagreement among those expected to cooperate
difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - 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"
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing

disagreement
noun
1. objection, opposition, doubt, niggle (informal), demur, counter-argument, remonstrance They have expressed some disagreement with the proposal.
2. argument, row, difference, division, debate, conflict, clash, dispute, falling out, misunderstanding, dissent, quarrel, squabble, strife, wrangle, discord, tiff, altercation, turf war (informal) My instructor and I had a brief disagreement.
argument accord, agreement, unity, consensus, unison, assent
in disagreement at odds, in conflict, at loggerheads, at variance, disunited, at daggers drawn, in disharmony The two sides were locked in disagreement.
Quotations
"The only sin which we never forgive in each other is difference of opinion" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Clubs]
Translations
disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgriːmənt] N
1. (with opinion) → desacuerdo m, disconformidad f
the talks ended in disagreementno se alcanzó un acuerdo or no hubo acuerdo en las conversaciones
2. (= quarrel) → riña f, discusión f
3. (between accounts, versions) → discrepancia f (with con)

disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgriːmənt] n
(= lack of agreement) → désaccord m, différend m
disagreement with sth → désaccord avec qch
disagreement over sth → désaccord quant à qch
to be in disagreement → être en désaccord
to be in disagreement with sb → être en désaccord avec qn
to be in disagreement over sth → être en désaccord quant à qch
(= argument) → différend m
to have a disagreement with sb → avoir un différend avec qn

disagreement
n
(with opinion, between opinions) → Uneinigkeit f; to be in disagreement with somebodymit jdm nicht einer Meinung sein; we are in disagreementwir sind verschiedener Meinung; there is still disagreementes herrscht noch Uneinigkeit
(= quarrel)Meinungsverschiedenheit f
(between figures, reports) → Diskrepanz f

disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgriːmənt] n (with opinion) → disaccordo; (quarrel) → dissapore m, litigio; (between stories, accounts, figures) → discrepanza, discordanza
to have a disagreement with sb → litigare con qn
disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgriːmənt] n (with opinion) → disaccordo; (quarrel) → dissapore m, litigio; (between stories, accounts, figures) → discrepanza, discordanza
to have a disagreement with sb → litigare con qn

disagreement اختلاف الرأى nesouhlas uenighed Unstimmigkeit διαφωνία desacuerdo erimielisyys différend neslaganje disaccordo 意見の相違 불일치 onenigheid uenighet niezgodność desacordo несогласие oenighet ความขัดแย้งกัน anlaşmazlık sự bất đồng 意见不一


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"Yes, I think so, when you come to know them," she added, as if his disagreement had been spoken.
Pierre tried several times to speak, but, on one hand, Prince Vasili did not let him and, on the other, Pierre himself feared to begin to speak in the tone of decided refusal and disagreement in which he had firmly resolved to answer his father-in-law.
Between Barton and Delaford, there was that constant communication which strong family affection would naturally dictate;--and among the merits and the happiness of Elinor and Marianne, let it not be ranked as the least considerable, that though sisters, and living almost within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands.
 
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