dispute
verb [I or T] /dɪˈspjuːt/Definition
C2 to disagree with something that someone says: Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period. The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed. [+ (that)] I don't dispute (that) his movies are entertaining, but they don't have much depth.Suspecting and questioningQuestioning people and asking questions in generalCuriosityDenying and contradicting disputation /ˌdɪs.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
/-pjuː-/ noun [C or U] formal › a disagreementArguments and disagreements disputatious /ˌdɪs.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃəs/
/-pjuː-/ adjective old use › He's a disputatious young man (= he argues a lot).Bad-tempered disputed /dɪˈspjuː.tɪd/
/-t̬ɪd/ adjective › a disputed border/goal disputed territoryArguing and disagreeing
/-pjuː-/ noun [C or U] formal › a disagreementArguments and disagreements disputatious /ˌdɪs.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃəs/
/-pjuː-/ adjective old use › He's a disputatious young man (= he argues a lot).Bad-tempered disputed /dɪˈspjuː.tɪd/
/-t̬ɪd/ adjective › a disputed border/goal disputed territoryArguing and disagreeing(Definition of dispute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- call into question idiom
- challenge noun (QUESTION)
- challenge verb (DOUBT)
- challenge verb (STOP)
- cynic noun
- cynical adjective
- dispute noun
- doubter noun
- doubting Thomas noun
- I'd like to see... idiom
- misgiving noun
- niggle noun (WORRY)
- query noun
- query verb
- reservation noun (DOUBT)
- sceptical adjective
- skeptic noun
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect verb (DOUBT)
- suspiciously adverb (DOUBT)
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