difference
noun (NOT AGREEING) /ˈdɪf.ər.əns/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
C2 [C usually plural] a disagreement: They had an awful row several years ago, but now they've settled/resolved their differences.Arguments and disagreements have a difference of opinion › to disagree: They had a difference of opinion about/over their child's education.Arguing and disagreeing
(Definition of difference noun (NOT AGREEING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- agitate verb (ARGUE)
- arguable adjective
- battlefield noun (SUBJECT)
- conflict verb (FIGHT)
- conflicting adjective
- differ verb
- discordant adjective
- dissent noun
- dissent verb
- exchange words idiom
- feud verb
- loggerheads noun
- make a case for sth idiom
- row verb 2
- shadowbox verb
- slug it out idiom
- split verb (DIVIDE)
- that's a matter of opinion idiom
- the fat is in the fire idiom
- tussle verb (DISAGREE)
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