disagree

disagree

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English

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.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈɡɹiː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈɡɹi/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: dis‧a‧gree

Verb

disagree (third-person singular simple present disagrees, present participle disagreeing, simple past and past participle disagreed)

  1. (intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
    Synonym: beg to differ
  2. (intransitive) To fail to conform or correspond with.

Usage notes

  • This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

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