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dispute n. [
difference, difference of opinion, conflict] a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
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dispute v. [
challenge, gainsay] take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
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dispute v. [
quarrel, scrap, argufy, altercate] have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
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dispute n. [
contravention] coming into conflict with
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