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Verb: dispute  di'spyoot
  1. Take exception to
    - challenge, gainsay
     
  2. Have a disagreement over something
    - quarrel, scrap, argufy, altercate
Noun: dispute  di'spyoot
  1. A disagreement or argument about something important
    "he had a dispute with his wife"
    - difference, difference of opinion, conflict
     
  2. Coming into conflict with
    - contravention

Derived forms: disputed, disputing, disputes

See also: disputant, disputation, disputative

Type of: argue, contend, contest, debate, disagreement, fence, repugn, resistance

Encyclopedia: Dispute