Dispute meaning

What does “dispute” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dispute” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a disagreement or argument about something important.

dispute

noun

  1. a disagreement or argument about something important

    “he had a dispute with his wife”

    “there were irreconcilable differences”

  2. coming into conflict with

verb

  1. take exception to

    “She challenged his claims”

  2. have a disagreement over something

    “We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”

    “These two fellows are always scrapping over something”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University