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disagree

verb

  1. disagree
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ / /dɪsəˈɡɹi/

verb

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.

  1. To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.

    John disagreed with Mary frequently.

    Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree.

  2. To fail to conform or correspond with.

    My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.