dispute
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, major, serious▪
There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term.
▪The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries.
▪ minor, petty▪ acrimonious, bitter, heated▪ damaging (BrE)▪ continuing, lengthy, long-running, long-standing, ongoing, protracted▪ outstanding▪He proposed a negotiated settlement of the outstanding disputes between the two countries.
▪ public▪ international, local▪ internal▪There were lengthy internal disputes between the two wings of the party.
▪ custody (esp. AmE), domestic, family, marital▪ industrial (esp. BrE), labour/labor (esp. AmE), pay (esp. BrE)▪ border, boundary, land, territorial▪ jurisdictional▪a jurisdictional dispute between the Army and the CIA
▪ legal▪ contract, contractual, patent▪ ideological, political▪ commercial, financial, trade▪ doctrinal, religious, theologicalVERB + DISPUTE▪ cause, lead to, provoke, spark▪one of the many factors that led to the dispute
▪ engage in, enter, enter into▪ be drawn into▪Governments are often drawn into disputes about matters of public taste and decency.
▪ be embroiled in, be engaged in, be involved in▪They became embroiled in a dispute with their competitors.
▪ deal with, handle▪Police have difficulties in dealing with domestic disputes.
▪ adjudicate, arbitrate, arbitrate in (BrE), decide, mediate, mediate in (BrE)▪The purpose of industrial tribunals is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.
▪ end, resolve, settle, solve▪ lose, win▪ avoid, prevent▪ be open to▪His theories are open to dispute (= can be disagreed with).
DISPUTE + VERB▪ arise, begin, erupt, occur▪No one could remember exactly how the dispute had arisen.
▪ escalate▪ concern sth▪disputes concerning environmental protection
▪ involve sb/sthPREPOSITION▪ beyond dispute▪The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment (= it could no longer be argued about).
▪ in dispute (with)▪The actual sum of compensation due is still in dispute (= being argued about).
▪The employees have been in dispute with management for three weeks.
▪ under dispute▪the matters under dispute
▪ dispute about, dispute over▪ dispute among▪The exact relationship between the two languages is a matter of dispute among scholars.
▪ dispute as to▪There is no dispute as to the facts.
▪ dispute between▪a long-standing dispute between the families over ownership of the land.
▪ dispute withPHRASES▪ a matter, point, subject, etc. of dispute▪ the resolution of a dispute, the settlement of a dispute{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ hotly, strongly, vigorously▪The effectiveness of this treatment is still hotly disputed.
VERB + DISPUTE▪ can▪No one can dispute the fact that men still hold the majority of public offices.
Dispute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegation, ↑assertion, ↑authenticity, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑contention, ↑election, ↑fact
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dispute — [ dispyt ] n. f. • 1474; de disputer 1 ♦ Vx Discussion, lutte d opinions, sur un point de doctrine. ⇒ débat, discussion. Dispute par écrit. ⇒ polémique. 2 ♦ (XVIIe) Mod. Échange violent de paroles (arguments, reproches, insultes) entre personnes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dispute — di‧spute [dɪˈspjuːt,ˈdɪspjuːt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a serious disagreement between two groups of people, especially a disagreement between workers and their employers in which the workers take action to protest: • The… … Financial and business terms
dispute — dis·pute 1 /di spyüt/ vb dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing vi: to engage in a dispute disputing with management over contract terms vt: to engage in a dispute over disputing the correct application of the contract provision; esp: to oppose by argume … Law dictionary
dispute — DISPUTE. s. f. Débat, contestation. Grande dispute. Ils sont toujours en dispute. Avoir dispute ensemble. Avoir dispute contre quelqu un. Opiniâtre dans la dispute. La chaleur de la dispute. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit aussi Des actions publiques qui se… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
dispute — Dispute. s. f. Debat, contestation. Grande dispute. ils sont tousjours en dispute. avoir dispute ensemble. avoir dispute contre quelqu un. opiniastre dans la dispute. la chaleur de la dispute. Il se dit aussi des actions publiques qui se font… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Dispute — Dis*pute , n. [Cf. F. dispute. See {Dispute}, v. i.] 1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate. [1913 Webster] Addicted more To contemplation and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispute — [di spyo͞ot′] vi. disputed, disputing [ME disputen < OFr desputer < L disputare, lit., to compute, discuss, hence argue about < dis , apart + putare, to think: see PUTATIVE] 1. to argue; debate 2. to quarrel vt. 1. to argue or debate (a… … English World dictionary
Dispute — Dis*pute , v. t. 1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss. [1913 Webster] The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate is to do herein. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disputé — disputé, ée (di spu té, tée) part. passé. Mis en dispute, en discussion. • Ces neuf années s écoulèrent avant que j eusse pris aucun parti touchant les difficultés qui ont coutume d être disputées entre les doctes, DESC. Méth. III, 7. Fig.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
dispute — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. desputer (12c.) dispute, fight over, contend for, discuss, from L. disputare weigh, examine, discuss, argue, explain, from dis separately (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + putare to count, consider, originally to prune (see PAVE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
dispute — vb argue, debate, *discuss, agitate Analogous words: see those at DEBATE Antonyms: concede Contrasted words: *grant, allow dispute n *argument, controversy Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
