Dispute
noun
An argument or disagreement between people or groups.
There was a dispute between the two neighbors over the boundary line.
Often appears as...
- resolve a dispute
- arbitrate a dispute
verb
To argue or disagree about something.
They disputed the accuracy of the information.
Often appears as...
- dispute a claim
- dispute a decision
noun
A legal case to settle an argument or disagreement.
The dispute was taken to court for resolution.
Often appears as...
- legal dispute
- resolve a dispute
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Academic
verb
To question or challenge the truth or reality of something.
He disputed the need for such drastic measures.
Often appears as...
- dispute the accuracy
- dispute the validity
noun
An argument or disagreement between people or groups.
There was a dispute between the two neighbors over the boundary line.
Often appears as...
- resolve a dispute
- arbitrate a dispute
verb
To argue or disagree about something.
They disputed the accuracy of the information.
Often appears as...
- dispute a claim
- dispute a decision
noun
A legal case to settle an argument or disagreement.
The dispute was taken to court for resolution.
Often appears as...
- legal dispute
- resolve a dispute
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To question or challenge the truth or reality of something.
He disputed the need for such drastic measures.
Often appears as...
- dispute the accuracy
- dispute the validity
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Neutral Term
While 'dispute' suggests disagreement, it's a neutral term that doesn't imply who is right or wrong.
The board held a meeting to discuss the recent dispute over the new policy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Violent
'Dispute' usually refers to verbal disagreements, not physical fights.
The trade dispute was settled without any company resorting to drastic actions.
Pro Tip 3/3May Escalate
Disputes can start small but might grow into larger conflicts if not managed well.
The minor dispute regarding office space escalated into a serious argument.
Pro Tip 1/3Neutral Term
While 'dispute' suggests disagreement, it's a neutral term that doesn't imply who is right or wrong.
The board held a meeting to discuss the recent dispute over the new policy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Violent
'Dispute' usually refers to verbal disagreements, not physical fights.
The trade dispute was settled without any company resorting to drastic actions.
Pro Tip 3/3May Escalate
Disputes can start small but might grow into larger conflicts if not managed well.
The minor dispute regarding office space escalated into a serious argument.
Pro Tip 1/3Neutral Term
While 'dispute' suggests disagreement, it's a neutral term that doesn't imply who is right or wrong.
The board held a meeting to discuss the recent dispute over the new policy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Violent
'Dispute' usually refers to verbal disagreements, not physical fights.
The trade dispute was settled without any company resorting to drastic actions.
Pro Tip 3/3May Escalate
Disputes can start small but might grow into larger conflicts if not managed well.
The minor dispute regarding office space escalated into a serious argument.
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You are not alone in...
also staring out into it and also wanting to be heard. Now, there have been many bad things that have come from social media. I'm not trying to dispute that at all. To be online at any given point is to feel so much sadness and anger and violence. It can feel like the end of the world. Yet, at the same time, I'm conflicted
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How great leaders...
As we said before, the recipe for success is money and the right people and the right market conditions. You should have success then. Look at TiVo. From the time TiVo came out about eight or nine years ago to this current day, they are the single highest-quality product on the market, hands down, there is no dispute.
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How is power divided in...
The highest court, the Supreme Court, settles disputes among states, hears appeals from state and federal courts, and determines if federal laws are constitutional. There are nine justices on the Supreme Court, and, unlike any other job in our government, Supreme Court justices are appointed for life,
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The princess who rewrote...
began to pay off, restoring many of the empire’s former territories. As her father aged, Anna and her husband helped her parents with their imperial duties. During this time, Anna reportedly advocated for just treatment of the people in their disputes with the government.
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The wacky history of...
is said to have come up with the first compound microscope, along with the first telescope. Both claims are often disputed, as apparently he wasn't the only bored guy with a ton of glass lenses to play with at the time. Despite this, the microscope soon became a hot item
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Who built Great...
sought to discredit this theory because it challenged the legitimacy of their rule. In fact, the government actively encouraged historians to produce accounts that disputed the city's African origins. Over time, however, an overwhelming body of evidence mounted,
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Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
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Sting: How I started...
I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more disputes
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A Collection Of Summer...
penguins are fiercely protective of their pile of stones and because nests are so tightly packed together in the colony neighborly disputes constantly break out
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
Wow just when I thought it was starting to die down and another dispute over peace there
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You are not alone in...
also staring out into it and also wanting to be heard. Now, there have been many bad things that have come from social media. I'm not trying to dispute that at all. To be online at any given point is to feel so much sadness and anger and violence. It can feel like the end of the world. Yet, at the same time, I'm conflicted
Video examples
How great leaders...
As we said before, the recipe for success is money and the right people and the right market conditions. You should have success then. Look at TiVo. From the time TiVo came out about eight or nine years ago to this current day, they are the single highest-quality product on the market, hands down, there is no dispute.
Video examples
How is power divided in...
The highest court, the Supreme Court, settles disputes among states, hears appeals from state and federal courts, and determines if federal laws are constitutional. There are nine justices on the Supreme Court, and, unlike any other job in our government, Supreme Court justices are appointed for life,
Video examples
The princess who rewrote...
began to pay off, restoring many of the empire’s former territories. As her father aged, Anna and her husband helped her parents with their imperial duties. During this time, Anna reportedly advocated for just treatment of the people in their disputes with the government.
Video examples
The wacky history of...
is said to have come up with the first compound microscope, along with the first telescope. Both claims are often disputed, as apparently he wasn't the only bored guy with a ton of glass lenses to play with at the time. Despite this, the microscope soon became a hot item
Video examples
Who built Great...
sought to discredit this theory because it challenged the legitimacy of their rule. In fact, the government actively encouraged historians to produce accounts that disputed the city's African origins. Over time, however, an overwhelming body of evidence mounted,
Video examples
Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more disputes
Video examples
A Collection Of Summer...
penguins are fiercely protective of their pile of stones and because nests are so tightly packed together in the colony neighborly disputes constantly break out
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
Wow just when I thought it was starting to die down and another dispute over peace there
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
Each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. It is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.
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John Locke
English Philosopher
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.
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Don Nickles
American Politician
Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that.
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Demetrius Andrade
American Boxer
Who doesn't want to be undisputed champion of the world?
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Errol Spence Jr.
American Athlete
I want to be the undisputed champion of the world.
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Robert Duncan
There is no dispute that judges need a pay raise.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
Quote examples
Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
Each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. It is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented.
Quote examples
Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.
Quote examples
John Locke
English Philosopher
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
Quote examples
Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.
Quote examples
Don Nickles
American Politician
Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that.
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Demetrius Andrade
American Boxer
Who doesn't want to be undisputed champion of the world?
Quote examples
Errol Spence Jr.
American Athlete
I want to be the undisputed champion of the world.
Quote examples
Robert Duncan
There is no dispute that judges need a pay raise.
Quote examples
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.
Example 1 of 10
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