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Definition of dispute : 1. Contest; struggle; quarrel.
2. To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.
3. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
4. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments.
5. To strive or contend about; to contest.
6. To struggle against; to resist.
7. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.

Synonyms:

take exception, brouhaha, polemic, divergence, quibble, tiff, set-to, variance, flare-up, bitterness, falling-out, fray, traverse, departure, disturbance, affray, rumpus, squabble, buck, fuss, fireworks, words, animosity, remainder, scrap, discussion, bickering, run-in, verbal contention, hostility, difficulty, feud, row, trash, affirm, argufy, gainsay, contest, deviation, enmity, support, uproar, war of words, slanging match, difference, broil, difference of opinion, moot, word, squall, commotion, altercation, spat, misunderstanding, rhubarb, battle, contravention, strife, altercate, fracas, disputation, tangle, junk

contend, face, argue, stand, vie, hassle, confront, dissent, wrangle, bicker, contrast, oppose, withstand, clash, resist, wrestle, brawl, antagonize, defend

fight, repression, confrontation, impediment, hindrance, protest, disagreement, counteraction, opposition, adversary, obstinacy, inhibition, objection, antagonism, suppression, repulsion, obstruction, resistance, interference, defiance, counterattack, rebuff, friction

contrariety, argument, struggle, dissension, quarrel, dissidence, contention, encounter, controversy, antipathy, tension

disagree, demur, object, reject, defy, differ, complain, collide

denial, rejoinder, abnegation, disaffirmation, disavowal, confutation, repudiation, contradiction, refutation, invalidation, rebuttal, abrogation

examine, interrogate, canvass, query, question, investigate, delve, interpolate, seek, catechize, explore, poll, quiz, debate, probe, survey, contemplate, ask, inquire

contradict, challenge, invalidate, disprove, conflict, abrogate, rebut, disavow, refute, rejoin, repeal, repudiate, confute, disaffirm, deny, abnegate, negate

counter, repel, impede, repress, suppress, check, counteract, meddle, oppress, repulse, interfere, inhibit, obstruct, cross, hinder, intercept

disunity, disaccord, divisiveness, nonagreement, rejection, complaint

disclaim, nullify, cancel, reverse, invert, counterwork, counterbalance, renounce, efface, overturn

engagement

Usage examples:

• But whether he breaks it or not, I also swore an oath, at least in my heart, namely that I would not attempt to dispute the will of Pharaoh whom, after all, I love as my father and honour as my king, Pharaoh who still lives and may, as I hope, recover. - "Moon of Israel", H. Rider Haggard.
• We might have a dispute to- night; and how could you ever settle it? - "The Tale of Solomon Owl", Arthur Scott Bailey.
• But it is not so much what I have done, as what they deserved to suffer, which comes into dispute. - "The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six", Titus Livius.