disagreement
/dɪsəˈɡriːmənt
/noun [mass noun]
1Lack of consensus or approval: there was some disagreement about the details [count noun]: disagreements between parents and adolescents...
- I hate arguments and disagreements although I love debates and discussions.
- If all disagreements stem from a lack of understanding, does that mean one party is misunderstanding, or both?
- We cannot allow disagreements to build into disputes, conflict or antagonism.
Synonyms
dissent, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, dispute;
variance, controversy, disaccord, discord, contention, divisions
argument, debate, quarrel, wrangle, squabble, altercation, dispute, disputation, war of words, contretemps, misunderstanding;
discord, strife, conflict;
bickering, sparring, contention, dissension, disharmony
informal falling-out, tiff, barney, set-to, shouting/slanging match, spat, ding-dong
British informal row
British informal, Football afters
Scottish informal rammy
1.1Lack of consistency or correspondence: disagreement between the results of the two assessments...
- The apparent disagreement between the result of Field and ours was solved by a model simulation.
- There is a natural difference in emphasis but no underlying legal disagreement.
- Two assessors independently reviewed each trial, and disagreements were resolved by consensus.
Synonyms
difference, dissimilarity, variation, variance, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilitude, unlikeness;
incompatibility, incongruity, contradiction, conflict, clash, contrast;
divergence, deviation, nonconformity