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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

disagree

verb · Say it: dis-uh-GREE

What it means

Foundation

to have a different opinion from someone else

Amy and Jack disagree about which football team is the best.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • argue
  • differ
  • object

Antonyms (opposite meaning)

  • agree
  • concur

More examples

  • I disagreed with my brother, but we talked calmly and found an answer.

Where the word comes from

From the prefix 'dis', meaning not, joined with 'agree', which came from Old French.

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