noun
a disagreement or argument about something important (Freq. 2)
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he had a dispute with his wife
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there were irreconcilable differences
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the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
• Syn: ↑dispute, ↑difference, ↑conflict
• Derivationally related forms: ↑differ (for: ↑difference), ↑disputatious (for: ↑dispute), ↑dispute (for: ↑dispute)
• Hypernyms: ↑disagreement
• Hyponyms:
↑collision, ↑controversy, ↑contention, ↑contestation, ↑disputation, ↑disceptation, ↑tilt, ↑argument, ↑arguing, ↑gap, ↑quarrel, ↑wrangle, ↑row, ↑words, ↑run-in, ↑dustup
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difference of opinion
A matter about which two or more people or groups disagree
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Main Entry: ↑differ
Useful english dictionary. 2012.