Disagree — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be of different opinions

be different from one another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌbəlhˌɛdɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiː/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈʌbəlhˌɛdɚz/.

Examples

I beg to differ!
She disagrees with her husband on many questions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take issue disaccord differ discord dissent

Antonyms

agree

Parts of Speech

verb	be of different opinions “I beg to differ!”
verb	be different from one another

Word Forms

disagreement	noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
difference	noun	a disagreement or argument about something important
dissentient	adjective	disagreeing, especially with a majority
dissent	noun	a difference of opinion
dissension	noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
dissenter	noun	a person who dissents from some established policy
discordant	adjective	lacking in harmony
discord	noun	lack of agreement or harmony
discordance	noun	strife resulting from a lack of agreement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschiedener Meinung sein

unterschiedlicher Meinung sein

🇫🇷French

être en désaccord

avoir des opinions différentes

🇪🇸Spanish

discrepar

ser de diferentes opiniones

🇮🇹Italian

non sono d'accordo

essere di opinioni diverse

🇳🇱Dutch

niet mee eens

verschillende meningen hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

discordo

ter opiniões diferentes

🇷🇺Russian

не согласен

иметь разные мнения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असहमत

अलग-अलग राय के हों

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মত

ভিন্ন মতের হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

உடன்படவில்லை

வெவ்வேறு கருத்துக்கள் இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పుకోరు

భిన్నమైన అభిప్రాయాలతో ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

असहमत

भिन्न मतांचे असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંમત

જુદા મંતવ્યો હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിയോജിക്കുന്നു

വ്യത്യസ്ത അഭിപ്രായക്കാരായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਮਤ

ਵੱਖੋ-ਵੱਖਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

متفق نہیں

مختلف خیالات کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不同意

有不同意见

🇯🇵Japanese

同意しない

意見が異なることがある

🇰🇷Korean

맞지 않다

의견이 다르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đồng ý

có ý kiến khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เห็นด้วย

มีความคิดเห็นที่แตกต่างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak setuju

berbeda pendapat

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sumasang-ayon

magkaiba ng opinyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersetuju

berbeza pendapat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا أوافق

يكون من آراء مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

مخالفت

دارای نظرات متفاوت باشند

🇹🇷Turkish

aynı fikirde olmamak

farklı görüşlerde olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא לְהַסכִּים

להיות בדעות שונות

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