dispute

dis·pute  (d-spyt)

v. dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing, dis·putes

v.tr.

1. To argue about; debate.

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

3. To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for: Our team disputed the visitors' claim to the championship.

4. To strive against; resist: disputed the actions of his competitors.

v.intr.

1. To engage in discussion or argument; debate. See Synonyms at discuss.

2. To quarrel angrily.

n.

1. A verbal controversy; a debate.

2. An angry altercation; a quarrel. See Synonyms at argument.

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[Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputre, to examine : dis-, apart; see dis- + putre, to reckon; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·puter n.

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dispute

Noun

1. a disagreement between workers and their employer

2. an argument between two or more people

3. beyond dispute unable to be questioned or denied: it's beyond dispute that tensions already existed between them

Verb

[-puting, -puted]

1. to argue or quarrel about (something)

2. to doubt the validity of

3. to fight over possession of [Latin disputare to discuss]

disputation n
disputatious adj

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

verb 1. contest, question, challenge, deny, doubt, oppose, object to, contradict, rebut, impugn, controvert, call in or into question

verb 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

noun 3. disagreement, conflict, argument, falling out, dissent, friction, strife, discord, altercation

noun 4. argument, row, clash, controversy, disturbance, contention, feud, quarrel, brawl, squabble, wrangle, difference of opinion, tiff, dissension, shindig (informal) shindy (informal) bagarre (French)

Translations

dispute [dɪsˈpjuːt] n → disputa;

(verbal) → discusión f (also: industrial dispute) → conflicto (laboral)

vt (= argue) → disputar (= question); cuestionar;

to be in or under dispute [matter] → discutirse; [territory] → estar en disputa;

(JUR) → estar en litigio

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dispute [dɪsˈpjuːt] n → discussion f;

(also: industrial dispute) → conflit m

vt (= question) → contester [+ matter]; discuter [+ victory]; disputer;

to be in or under dispute [matter] → être en discussion; [territory] → être contesté(e)

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dispute [dɪsˈpjuːt] n → Streit m;

(also: industrial dispute) → Auseinandersetzung f zwischen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern;

(Pol, Mil) → Streitigkeiten pl

vt → bestreiten;

(ownership etc) → anfechten;

to be in or under dispute → umstritten sein

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dispute [dɪsˈpjuːt] n → disputa;

(also: industrial dispute) → controversia (sindacale)

vt → contestare [+ matter]; discutere [+ victory]; disputare;

to be in or under dispute [matter] → essere in discussione; [territory] → essere oggetto di contesa

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dispute

v dispute [diˈspjuːt]

1 to argue against or deny I'm not disputing what you say. betwyfel, redetwis يُجادِل، يَناقِش споря namítat, popírat bestride; drage i tvivl bestreiten αμφισβητώ, αρνούμαι discutir 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 반박하다, 이의를 제기하다 ginčyti apstrīdēt sangkal bestrijden bestride kwestionować contestar a con­testa оспаривать popierať spodbijati opovrgavati ifrågasätta โต้เถียง karşı çıkmak 對...提出質疑 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 přít se strides om streiten διαφωνώ (για) discutir vaidlustama بحث کردن؛ مشاجره کردن kiistellä se disputer לְהִתוָוכֵּח विवाद natezati se oko nečega vitatkozik mempertengkarkan deila discutere; contendere 論争する 논쟁하다 ginčytis, vaidytis dėl strīdēties pertikaikan betwisten krangle, trette, diskutere, disputere spierać się o discutir a(‑şi) disputa спорить škriepiť sa prepirati se prepirati se tvista (gräla) om ถกเถียง tartışmak 爭論 сваритися; сперечатися اختلاف کرنا bàn cãi 争论

n

(an) argument or quarrel a dispute over wages. argument, twis, geskil نِزاع، جِدال диспут debata, rozepře diskussion; strid der Streit διαμάχη disputa, discusión vaidlus مشاجره؛ جر و بحث kiista dispute וִיכּוּח तकरार svađa vita pertengkaran deila, karp disputa 争い 논쟁, 말다툼 ginčas strīds pertikaian geschil krangel, diskusjon, disputt spór disputa controversă спор spor spor prepirka dispyt การโต้เถียง uyuşmazlık, çatışma 爭論 суперечка; сварка جھگڑا cuộc tranh luận 争论

adj diˈsputable

able to be argued about Whether this change was an improvement is disputable. aanvegbaar, onseker, betwisbaar قابِل للمُناقَشَه спорен sporný diskutabel bestreitbar αμφισβητήσιμος discutible vaieldav قابل بحث؛ بحث انگیز kiistanalainen discutable שנוי במחלוקת विवा‍दित, विवादास्पद sporan, osporiv vitatható diragukan vafasamur, umdeilanlegur discutibile 議論の余地のある 논쟁의 소지가 있는 ginčytinas diskutējams; apstrīdams boleh disangkal betwistbaar diskutabel, omtvistelig otwarty, nie rozstrzygnięty discutível discutabil спорный sporný, diskutabilný sporen sporan diskutabel ที่โต้แย้งได้ tartışmaya açık, münakaşa götürür 可爭論的，不確實的 спірний, дискусійний متنازعہ شے có thể gây bàn cãi 可争论的，不确实的

n dispuˈtation

a formal argument. dispuut جَدَل، نِزاع полемика debata, diskuse disput das Streitgespräch λογομαχία discusión dispuut گفتمان؛ بحث väittely débat וִיכּוּח विवाद, शास्त्रार्थ prepirka, rasprava vita perdebatan kappræða disputa, discussione 論争 논쟁 disputas, ginčas disputs; strīds perbahasan dispuut disputt, ordstrid spór, debata discussão dez­batere диспут debata, diskusia debata rasprava dispyt, ordstrid การอภิปราย tartışma, münakaşa 辯論 диспут; полеміка بحث việc tranh cãi 辩论