nnoun.communicationa disagreement or argument about something importantSynset:conflict difference difference of opinion
Examples:- he had a dispute with his wife
- there were irreconcilable differences
- the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
Derivationally Related Form:differdisputedisputatious
Hypernyms:disagreement
Inherited Hypernyms:disputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arguingargumentcollisioncontentioncontestationcontroversydisceptationdisputationdustupgapquarrelrowrun-intiltwordswrangle
Full Hyponyms:affrayargy-bargybatrachomyomachiabickerbust-upcollisioncontroversyfightfirestormgapgeneration gappolemicquarrelsparring
nnoun.actcoming into conflict withSynset:contravention
Derivationally Related Form:contravenedisputedisputatious
Hypernyms:resistance
Inherited Hypernyms:disputeresistancegroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:disputeresistancegroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationtake exception toSynset:challenge gainsay
Examples:- She challenged his claims
Derivationally Related Form:disputechallengedisputationchallengeable
Hypernyms:contend contest repugn
Inherited Hypernyms:challengecontestopposeargueconversetalkcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:call
Entailment:call into question oppugn question
Full Troponyms:call
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationhave a disagreement over somethingSynset:altercate argufy quarrel scrap
Examples:- We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
- These two fellows are always scrapping over something
Derivationally Related Form:scrapperquarrelquarrelerdisputationdisputativequarrellerdisputescrapdisputant
Hypernyms:argue contend debate fence
Inherited Hypernyms:quarrelargueconversetalkcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:brawlfall outpolemicisepolemicizepolemisepolemizespatwrangle
Full Troponyms:brawlfall outpolemizespat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: quarrel) | Sam wants to --- with Sue (apply to: quarrel)