| query | If you d______ a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue .If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue . He disputed the allegations. Nobody disputed that Davey was clever. Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest. |
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| word | dispute |
| full-definition | noun A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. They have won previous pay disputes with the government. Negotiators failed to resolve the bitter dispute between the European Community and the United States over cutting subsides to farmers. verb If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue . He disputed the allegations. Nobody disputed that Davey was clever. Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest. When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group. Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet. Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes. ...a disputed border region. |
| inflections | disputesdisputingdisputed |
| cefr-level | C1 |
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