disagree
verb
Simple meaning
To fail to agree.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihsuhgreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪsəɡˈɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
intransitive
To fail to conform or correspond with.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
Used this way, disagree is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use disagree
- “My sister and I sometimes disagree on which movie to watch tonight.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters.
Not to your liking.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Not be very easily digestible.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- agreeverb
- consensusnoun
- disagreementnoun
- opinionnoun
- doctrinenoun
More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin
Synonyms
Sense: to fail to agree
Antonyms
Sense: to fail to agree
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I see it differently.I have a different perspective.I disagree with that conclusion.
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