dispute

/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

(Definition of dispute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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