dispute

[ dih-spyoot ]
/ dɪˈspyut /

verb (used without object), dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing.

to engage in argument or debate.
to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.

verb (used with object), dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing.

noun

a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
a wrangling argument; quarrel.

Origin of dispute

1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative

SYNONYMS FOR dispute

2 bicker, squabble.
8 disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble.

synonym study for dispute

8. See argument.

OTHER WORDS FROM dispute

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dispute

dispute refute

Words nearby dispute

dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting

Words related to disputing

row, squabble, discord, wrangle, brawl, discussion, disagreement, misunderstanding, friction, controversy, feud, disturbance, strife, debate, conflict, quarrel, bickering, contend, deny, contest

Example sentences from the Web for disputing

British Dictionary definitions for disputing

dispute

verb (dɪˈspjuːt)

to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)
(tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of
(tr) to seek to win; contest for
(tr) to struggle against; resist

noun (dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt)

an argument or quarrel

Derived forms of dispute

disputer, noun

Word Origin for dispute

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

Idioms and Phrases with disputing

dispute

see in dispute.