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   disagree

   /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/

   verb

   • 1. have or express a different opinion: "no one was willing to disagree with him" Similar fail to agreebe in dispute/contentionbe at variance/oddsnot see eye to eyediffer fromdissent fromdiverge fromcontradictgainsaychallengeopposearguedebatequarrelbickerwranglesquabblespardisputetake issuerowaltercateclashbe at loggerheadscross swordslock hornsinformal:fall outhave wordsscraparchaic:disaccordOpposite agree
   • ▪ disapprove of: "she disagreed with the system of apartheid" Similar disapprove ofopposedissent fromthink wrongbe againsthave a problem withdemur about/againstnot believe innot supportOpposite agree
   • 2. (of statements or accounts) be inconsistent or fail to correspond: "the results disagree with the findings reported so far" Similar differbe dissimilarbe unlikebe differentvarycontradict each otherconflictclashcontrastdivergenot correspondnot accordbe discordantOpposite agree
   • ▪ (of food, climate, or an experience) have an adverse effect on: "the sea crossing disagreed with her" Similar make illmake unwellnauseatesickenupsetcause illness tocause discomfort tobe injurious tohave an adverse effect on

   Word Origin late 15th century (in disagree (sense 2), also in the sense ‘refuse to agree to’): from Old French desagreer.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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