a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
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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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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Linguistics, Comparison and contrast, Reporting verbs, Pragmatics.the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…
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To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate differences, a dispute, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.It can reasonably be argued that.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were H…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar ever…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disagreement, argument, important, dispute, wife.
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