dispute

See also: Dispute and disputé

English

Etymology

From Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer (French disputer), from Latin disputāre (“to dispute, discuss, examine, compute, estimate”), from dis- (“apart”) + putāre (“to reckon, consider, think, originally make clean, clear up”), related to purus (“pure”). Compare compute, count, impute, repute, amputate, etc.

Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪs.pjuːt/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpjuːt/

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• (verb)
  • IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpjuːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

dispute (plural disputes)

1. An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
2. (uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
   • 1671, John Milton, “Book the Fourth”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: Printed by J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398:

     Addicted more / To contemplation and profound dispute.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:dispute

Translations

argument, failure to agree

• Armenian: վեճ (hy) (več)
• Bengali: বিবাদ (bibad)
• Bulgarian: спор (bg) m (spor), полемика (bg) f (polemika)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 爭論 (zh), 争论 (zh) (zhēnglùn), 爭議 (zh), 争议 (zh) (zhēngyì), 爭端 (zh), 争端 (zh) (zhēngduān), 糾紛 (zh), 纠纷 (zh) (jiūfēn)

• Czech: spor (cs) m
• Esperanto: disputo
• Finnish: kiista (fi)
• French: dispute (fr) f, litige (fr) m
• Galician: disputa (gl) f
• German: Streit (de) m, Disput (de) m
• Greek: διένεξη (el) f (diénexi), έριδα (el) f (érida), διαμάχη (el) f (diamáchi)
• Irish: imreas m

• Italian: disputa (it) f, lite (it) f, bega (it) f
• Japanese: 論争 (ja) (ろんそう, ronsō), 議論 (ja) (ぎろん, giron)
• Latgalian: streids
• Latvian: strīds
• Maori: whakatete, ngutungutu
• Norwegian: uenighet (no), disputt m
• Portuguese: disputa (pt) f
• Romanian: dispută (ro) f
• Russian: спор (ru) m (spor), ди́спут (ru) m (dísput), поле́мика (ru) f (polémika)
• Scottish Gaelic: connsachadh m, connspaid f
• Spanish: disputa (es) f, contencioso (es) m
• Swedish: dispyt (sv) c
• Telugu: వివాదం (te) (vivādaṃ)

verbal controversy

• Bulgarian: караница (bg) f (karanica)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: disputo
• Finnish: kiista (fi), erimielisyys (fi)
• French: dispute (fr) f
• Galician: disputa (gl) f
• German: Debatte (de) f

• Greek: αντιπαράθεση (el) f (antiparáthesi)
• Latin: disputātiō f
• Norwegian: disputt m
• Romanian: dispută (ro)
• Russian: деба́ты (ru) m pl (debáty), ди́спут (ru) m (dísput)
• Scottish Gaelic: connspaid f
• Tagalog: balitaktak

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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} disputo

• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} დავა (dava)

Verb

dispute (third-person singular simple present disputes, present participle disputing, simple past and past participle disputed)

1. (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another
2. (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss

   Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.

3. to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of

   to dispute assertions or arguments

   • (Can we date this quote by Bancroft and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     to seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance

4. to strive or contend about; to contest
   • (Can we date this quote by Prescott and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     to dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards

5. (obsolete) to struggle against; to resist
   • c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene iii]:

     Dispute it [grief] like a man.

Derived terms

• industrial dispute

Related terms

• disputable
• disputant
• disputation
• disputatious
• disputative
• disputedly

 

Translations

to argue against

• Armenian: վիճարկել (hy) (vičarkel), վիճել (hy) (vičel)
• Bulgarian: споря (bg) (sporja)
• Catalan: disputar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: disputi (eo)
• Finnish: kiistää (fi)

• French: discuter (fr), argumenter (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀμφιλέγω (amphilégō)

• Japanese: 反論する (はんろんする, hanron suru)
• Latin: altercor
• Maori: wenewene, taupetupetu
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: connsaich

to argue pro and con; to discuss

• Armenian: քննարկել (hy) (kʿnnarkel)
• Bulgarian: дискутирам (bg) (diskutiram)
• Catalan: disputar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: diskuti
• Finnish: kiistellä (fi), väitellä (fi)

• French: évaluer (fr)
• Japanese: 議論する (ぎろんする, giron suru)
• Latin: disputō
• Norwegian: diskutere (no)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

to oppose by argument or assertion, to controvert

• Armenian: վիճարկել (hy) (vičarkel)
• Catalan: disputar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: kontraŭi
• Finnish: kiistää (fi), kyseenalaistaa (fi)

• French: argumenter (fr)
• German: bestreiten (de)
• Japanese: 反対する (はんたいする, hantai suru)
• Norwegian: argumentere (no)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

to strive or contend about; to contest

• Armenian: վիճարկել (hy) (vičarkel)
• Bulgarian: оспорвам (bg) (osporvam)
• Catalan: disputar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: haastaa (fi)

• French: contester (fr)
• Japanese: 争う (ja) (あらそう, arasou)
• Maori: taupetupetu
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

to struggle against; to resist

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: rezisti
• Finnish: kiistää (fi), vastustaa (fi)

• French: résister (fr)
• Japanese: 抵抗する (ていこうする, teikō suru)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• dispute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dispute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Etymology

From Latin disputāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.pyt/

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Noun

dispute f (plural disputes)

1. dispute

Related terms

• disputer

Further reading

• “dispute” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• stupide

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Italian

Noun

dispute f

1. plural of disputa

Anagrams

• stupide

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Portuguese

Verb

dispute

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of disputar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of disputar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of disputar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of disputar

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [diˈspute]

Noun

dispute f

1. indefinite plural of dispută
2. indefinite genitive/dative singular of dispută

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈpute/, [d̪isˈput̪e]

Verb

dispute

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of disputar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of disputar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of disputar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of disputar.