disputed

1. 1
   adjective

   Not yet agreed on, because people argue about whether it is true or right.

   Like a game where the players can't agree on who really won.

   The disputed score led to a long argument after the game.

   Many people still argue about that disputed claim.

   Similarcontested, controversial, debatable, questionable, unresolved

   Oppositeundisputed, accepted, settled, uncontested

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2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of dispute. Use this form to talk about arguing that already happened.

   They disputed the bill at the restaurant.

   She has disputed the charges for months.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Wanted and claimed by two or more countries at the same time.

   Like two kids both saying the same toy belongs to them.

   The two countries fought over the disputed island for decades.

   Soldiers guarded the disputed border between the two nations.

   Similarcontested

   Oppositeundisputed, uncontested

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