Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disagreement

/dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: dis-agree-ment
IPA: /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An argument or debate.

Countable

noun

A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise."
"In any event, agreement or disagreement, joke or no joke, in my 28 years on the court I did not hear a voice raised in anger in that conference, nor were snide or personal remarks ever made. The discussion was professional, disagreements reflected legal differences on the merits, and the justices tried to find ways to reach court agreements."
"The theory shows considerable disagreement with the data."
"The two sides were in disagreement."

Etymology

From dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/
British English: /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disagreements (plural)

Derived Forms

nondisagreement predisagreement

Synonyms

rift contention. See also Thesaurus:dispute discrepancy divergence variance dissension dissonance

Rhymes With

agreement bement

Questions

How do you pronounce disagreement?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/.
What does disagreement mean?: An argument or debate.
Where does disagreement come from?: From dis- + agreement or disagree + -ment.

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