English Explanatory Dictionary

disagree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
  2. To fail to conform or correspond with.

Pronunciation

/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disagree.wav /dɪsəˈɡɹi/

Word forms

disagree disagrees disagreeing disagreed

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.

Synonyms

beg to differ quarrel dispute

Derived words

agree to disagree disagreeable disagreeableness disagreeably disagreeance disagreement disagreer disagree with
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