disagreement

[ dis-uh-gree-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
2. lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness:

   a disagreement of colors.

3. difference of opinion; dissent.
4. quarrel; dissension; argument.

disagreement

/ ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt /

noun

1. refusal or failure to agree
2. a failure to correspond
3. an argument or dispute

Other Words From

• nondis·a·greement noun
• predis·a·greement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disagreement¹

First recorded in 1485–95; from Anglo-French, Middle French desagrement; equivalent to disagree + -ment

Example Sentences

A lot of the things that we’re lacking right now, Carlos, in terms of being able to respect each other, have disagreements, but not walk away, burning down the house.

From Ozy

The problem of assay disagreement—that different tests produce different results—is well known among vaccine researchers.

From Fortune

Any disagreements about SEO particulars would get resolved as it was typically just a matter of language that Katie’s team documentation helped clarify.

From Search Engine Land

Backlash to the FDA study exposed a fundamental disagreement between the agency and livestock biotechnologists.

From Singularity Hub 

Brian was in the middle of exiting his $120-million-valuation artificial intelligence startup Kairos over disagreements about whether or not its technology should be provided to law enforcement.

From Ozy

According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene.

From The Daily Beast

However, there was sharp disagreement over the breadth of the problem.

From The Daily Beast

His sensitivity to this problem came out in his first sharp disagreement with his boss, VMI superintendent Francis H. Smith.

From The Daily Beast

And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement.

From The Daily Beast

And there are some who are in disagreement about it [but] can't do anything.

From The Daily Beast

There seemed to be no disagreement on the question of educating boys and girls of primary-school age together.

From Project Gutenberg

Max and his room-mate, Hunt, liked each other from the first, and seldom had the slightest disagreement.

From Project Gutenberg

Lichtenstein's connection with Weber was probably the cause of his disagreement with Spontini, alluded to by Chopin.

From Project Gutenberg

But there was another manœuvre which he used habitually and successfully to indicate utter disagreement and contempt.

From Project Gutenberg

Youth indulges in the bitter of disagreement as a piquant contrast to the sweets of the springtime of life.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• animosity
• antagonism
• argument
• bickering
• clash
• conflict
• controversy
• debate
• difference
• discord
• dissent
• disunity
• division
• feud
• fight
• friction
• hostility
• misunderstanding
• opposition
• spat