- to dissent in opinion (from another person) or dispute (about an idea, fact, etc)
- to fail to correspond; conflict
- to be unacceptable (to) or unfavourable (for); be incompatible (with): curry disagrees with me
- to be opposed (to) in principle
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dis•a•gree /ˌdɪsəˈgri/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to fail to agree;
differ: [no object][usually: not: be + ~-ing]I'm afraid our conclusions disagree.[~ + with + object]The conclusions disagree with the facts. - to differ in opinion;
dissent:[~ + with + object]Three of the judges disagreed with the verdict. - (of the weather, food, etc.) to cause physical discomfort;
have ill effects on:[~ + with + object]Oysters disagree with me.
- Compare agree and disagree when they are followed by a clause, for example, that the earth is round. With agree two structures are possible: [~ + with + the statement/claim/etc. + (that) clause]I agree with the statement (or claim, etc.) that the earth is round; and: [~ + (that) clause]I agree that the earth is round.With disagree only one structure is possible: [~ + with + the statement/claim/etc. + (that) clause]I disagree with the statement (or claim, etc.) that the earth is round.
- disagree is a verb, disagreeable is an adjective, disagreement is a noun:I disagree with you. The weather is disagreeable. We had several disagreements but we finally reached a settlement.
dis•a•gree
(dis′ə grē′),USA pronunciation v.i., -greed, -gree•ing.
- to fail to agree;
differ:The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises. - to differ in opinion;
dissent:Three of the judges disagreed with the verdict. - to quarrel:They disagreed violently and parted company.
- to cause physical discomfort or ill effect (usually fol. by with):The oysters disagreed with her. Cold weather disagrees with me.
- Anglo-French, Middle French desagreer. See dis-1, agree
- late Middle English 1425–75
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disagree /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/ vb ( -grees, -greeing, -greed) (intransitive) often followed by with:
'disagreeing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cross-purpose
- discordant
- dissident
- country
- disagreement
- discrepant
- dissonant
- excuse
- inconsistent
- inharmonious