disagree

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. verb be of different opinions
  2. verb be different from one another

Etymology

From Middle English disagre (“to refuse to assent to”), from Anglo-Norman disagreer, disagrer, desagreer (“to refuse assent”), from Old French desagreer, desagrëer (“to be disagreeable; to be unpleasant”) (modern French désagréer (“to displease”)); the English word is analysable as dis- + agree.

In classic literature

Synonyms

differ, dissent, take issue

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