disagree

verb

Saydis-uh-GREEUS/dɪsəˈɡɹi/UK/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/

Formsdisagrees, disagreeing, disagreed

2 meanings of disagree

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1
verbintransitive
To fail to agree; to hold a different opinion or belief from another person.
Many economists disagree about the causes of the recession.
She disagreed strongly with the committee's final decision.
Similardispute, quarrel
Oppositeagree, concur
2
verbintransitive
To fail to conform or correspond with something else.
The lab results disagree with the earlier findings.
Where the two maps disagreed, the surveyors went back to check.
Similarconflict, differ, clash, diverge
Oppositeagree, correspond, tally, match

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Origin

From Middle English disagre ("to refuse to assent to"), via Anglo-Norman and Old French words meaning "to refuse assent" or "to be disagreeable" (modern French désagréer, "to displease"). In English it can be read as dis- + agree.