# disputed

Pronunciation: say "dis-PYOO-tid" /dɪsˈpjuːtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Not settled or accepted, because people argue over whether it is true, correct, or valid.
   - Simple: Not yet agreed on, because people argue about whether it is true or right.
   - _The disputed election results triggered weeks of protest._
   - _Historians have long debated these disputed details of the treaty._
3. Claimed by more than one sovereign state as rightfully its own.
   - Simple: Wanted and claimed by two or more countries at the same time.
   - _The disputed region has been claimed by both nations since the war._
   - _Fishing rights in the disputed waters remain a source of tension._

## Verb

2. Past tense and past participle of dispute. — simple past and past participle of dispute
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of dispute. Use this form to talk about arguing that already happened.
   - _The neighbors disputed the property line for years._
   - _The findings were disputed by several independent researchers._

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