Anagram Solver
Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler
Showing words for DISPUTE using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Dispute
6 Letter Words for Dispute
5 Letter Words for Dispute
4 Letter Words for Dispute
3 Letter Words for Dispute
Definitions for Dispute
[1] to engage in argument or debate.
[2] to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
[3] to argue or debate about; discuss.
[4] to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal.
[5] to quarrel or fight about; contest.
[6] to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
[7] a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
[8] a wrangling argument; quarrel.
[9] to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)
[10] (tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of
[11] (tr) to seek to win; contest for
[12] (tr) to struggle against; resist
[13] an argument or quarrel
Words related to Dispute
row, squabble, discord, wrangle, brawl, discussion, disagreement, misunderstanding, friction, controversy, feud, disturbance, strife, debate, conflict, quarrel, bickering, contend, deny, contest
Words nearby Dispute
dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting
Origin of Dispute
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer ) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
Words that may be confused with Dispute
Other words from Dispute
dis·pute·less , adjective
dis·put·er , noun
pre·dis·pute , noun, verb, pre·dis·put·ed, pre·dis·put·ing.
re·dis·pute , verb, re·dis·put·ed, re·dis·put·ing.
un·dis·put·ed , adjective
un·dis·put·ed·ly , adverb
un·dis·put·ing , adjective
well-dis·put·ed , adjective
Word origin for Dispute
C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis- 1 + putāre to think
Synonyms for Dispute
bickering, brawl, conflict, controversy, debate, disagreement, discord, discussion, disturbance, feud, friction, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, squabble, strife, wrangle, altercation, beef, broil, brouhaha, commotion, contention, dissension, embroilment, fireworks, flare-up, fracas, fuss, hubbub, miff, polemic, rumpus, squall, tiff, uproar, variance, words, bone of contention, difference of opinion, falling-out