# dispute

Pronunciation: US say "DIS-pyoot" /ˈdɪs.pjut/; UK say "dis-PYOOT" /dɪsˈpjuːt/

## Noun

1. A disagreement or argument, especially one in which two sides fail to reach agreement.
   - Simple: A serious disagreement between people who cannot agree on something.
   - _The two neighbors got into a dispute over the property line._
   - _Their dispute about the unpaid bill lasted for weeks._
6. Verbal controversy or disagreement; the give-and-take of argument and debate.
   - Simple: Talk and arguing between people who do not agree.
   - _The findings remain open to dispute among experts._
   - _The matter was settled quietly, without further dispute._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "dis-PYOOT" US /dɪsˈpjut/, UK /dɪsˈpjuːt/

2. To oppose a claim by argument; to question or deny the truth or validity of something.
   - Simple: To argue against something or say that it is not true.
   - _The lawyers dispute the validity of the contract._
   - _Critics disputed his findings for years afterward._
3. To argue in opposition to a position that another person maintains or upholds.
   - Simple: To argue against what another person says or believes.
   - _Scholars continue to dispute about the poem's true meaning._
   - _The committee members disputed long into the night._
4. To contend for; to contest possession of or a claim to something.
   - Simple: To compete or fight in order to win or control something.
   - _Several heirs dispute the estate._
   - _The candidates disputed the open seat in a close race._
5. To argue both sides of a question; to debate a matter as a subject of discussion.
   - Simple: To discuss something by arguing both sides of it.
   - _The two sides disputed the proposal point by point._
   - _Medieval scholars would dispute theological questions in public halls._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "dis-PYOOT" US /dɪsˈpjut/, UK /dɪsˈpjuːt/

7. To struggle against; to resist or fight off an opposing force. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To fight back against something or try to resist it.

## Origin

From Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputāre ('to dispute, discuss, examine'), formed from dis- ('apart') plus putāre ('to reckon, consider, think'), which is related to purus ('pure'). Compare compute, count, impute, repute, and amputate.

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