disagreement

/,disə'gri:mənt/

Thân thiện

Two friends have a friendly disagreement about the best flavor of ice cream.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A lack of consensus or accord: A situation where people have different opinions, ideas, or conclusions and do not share the same view.
   • A verbal conflict or argument: The act of expressing differing opinions, often involving discussion or debate.
   • An inconsistency or discrepancy: A difference between conflicting facts, claims, or pieces of data.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • There was a fundamental disagreement about the project's goals. (The team members had different core opinions on what the project should achieve.)
  • Their disagreement over the budget lasted for hours. (Their argument concerning the budget was lengthy.)
  • A clear disagreement exists between the two witness accounts. (There is a noticeable inconsistency in what the two witnesses reported.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be in disagreement with": To hold an opinion that conflicts with another person or a set of facts.
  • The data is in disagreement with the proposed theory. (The data does not support the theory.)
• "A sharp/bitter disagreement": A very strong or acrimonious conflict of opinion.
  • The negotiations broke down due to a sharp disagreement on key terms. (The talks failed because of a severe conflict on important conditions.)

Variants and Related Words

• Disagree (verb): To have or express a different opinion; to not be in accord.
  • I disagree with your assessment of the situation.
• Disagreeable (adjective): Unpleasant or objectionable.
  • He found the task disagreeable. (Note: This adjective relates to unpleasantness in general, not specifically to conflict of opinion.)

Synonyms

• Dissent: The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
• Discord: Lack of harmony between persons or things; disagreement.
• Conflict: A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Related Phrases

• Settle a disagreement: To resolve a conflict of opinions.
  • They mediated to help settle the disagreement.
• Source of disagreement: The root cause or subject of the differing opinions.
  • The contract's wording was the main source of disagreement.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
   • a growing divergence of opinion
3. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discrepancy
• divergence
• variance
• dissension
• dissonance