Disagreement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌbəlpɹˌɛsɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌbəlpɹˌɛsɪʒən/.

Examples

a growing divergence of opinion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

variance discrepancy divergence dissension dissonance

Antonyms

agreement

Parts of Speech

noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
noun	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions “a growing divergence of opinion”
noun	the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

Word Forms

disagree	verb	be of different opinions
dissent	verb	be of different opinions
discrepant	adjective	not compatible with other facts
divergent	adjective	diverging from another or from a standard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Uneinigkeit

ein Konflikt zwischen den Meinungen, Handlungen oder Charakteren von Menschen

🇫🇷French

désaccord

un conflit d'opinions, d'actions ou de personnages

🇪🇸Spanish

desacuerdo

un conflicto de opiniones, acciones o personajes de las personas

🇮🇹Italian

disaccordo

un conflitto di opinioni, azioni o caratteri di persone

🇳🇱Dutch

onenigheid

een conflict van de meningen, acties of karakters van mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desacordo

um conflito de opiniões, ações ou personagens das pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

несогласие

конфликт мнений, действий или характеров людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहस

लोगों की राय या कार्यों या चरित्रों का टकराव

🇧🇩Bengali

মতভেদ

মানুষের মতামত বা কর্ম বা চরিত্রের একটি দ্বন্দ্ব

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்து வேறுபாடு

மக்களின் கருத்துக்கள் அல்லது செயல்கள் அல்லது பாத்திரங்களின் மோதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమ్మతి

వ్యక్తుల అభిప్రాయాలు లేదా చర్యలు లేదా పాత్రల సంఘర్షణ

🇮🇳Marathi

मतभेद

लोकांच्या मतांचा किंवा कृतींचा किंवा वर्णांचा संघर्ष

🇮🇳Gujarati

મતભેદ

લોકોના મંતવ્યો અથવા ક્રિયાઓ અથવા પાત્રોનો સંઘર્ષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ

ಜನರ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ಸಂಘರ್ಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിയോജിപ്പ്

ആളുകളുടെ അഭിപ്രായങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവൃത്തികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളുടെ വൈരുദ്ധ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ

ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਤਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਟਕਰਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختلاف

لوگوں کی رائے یا اعمال یا کرداروں کا تصادم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分歧

人们的观点、行为或性格之间的冲突

🇯🇵Japanese

不一致

人々の意見、行動、性格の対立

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌한 일

사람들의 의견, 행동, 성격의 충돌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất đồng

xung đột về ý kiến, hành động hoặc tính cách của mọi người

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เห็นด้วย

ความขัดแย้งของความคิดเห็นหรือการกระทำหรือตัวละครของผู้คน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertentangan

konflik pendapat, tindakan, atau karakter orang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagkakasundo

isang salungatan ng mga opinyon o kilos o karakter ng mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

perselisihan faham

konflik pendapat atau tindakan atau watak orang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخلاف

تضارب آراء الناس أو أفعالهم أو شخصياتهم

🇮🇷Persian

اختلاف نظر

تضاد عقاید یا اعمال یا شخصیت افراد

🇹🇷Turkish

anlaşmazlık

insanların görüşleri, eylemleri veya karakterleri arasındaki çatışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחֲלוֹקֶת

התנגשות של דעות או פעולות או דמויות של אנשים

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