dispute

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I.dis‧pute¹ W2 /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
1. a serious argument or disagreement
dispute with
The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.
dispute over
He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.
dispute between
the bitter border dispute between the countries
2. be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened:
It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.
3. be open to dispute if something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it:
His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.
4. be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it:
The facts of the case are still in dispute.
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ resolve/settle a dispute (=end it) It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.
▪ be involved in a dispute The US government became involved in a dispute with China.
▪ get into a dispute (=become involved) We don’t want to get into a dispute with them.
▪ be in dispute with somebody He was in dispute with the company about his contract.
▪ be locked in a dispute (=be involved in one that is difficult to resolve) Workers and management are locked in a bitter dispute.
▪ a dispute arises (=starts) Sometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dispute
▪ a bitter/fierce dispute (=very angry) It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics.
▪ a long-running dispute (=continuing for a long time) India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
▪ an industrial dispute British English a labor dispute American English (=between workers and employers) A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes.
▪ a pay dispute (=about how much money employees are paid) The pay dispute involved 450 staff.
▪ a political/legal dispute There was a long legal dispute between the two companies.
▪ a domestic dispute formal (=between people who live together) The court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.
▪ a border dispute (=about where the border between two countries is) a border dispute between Argentina and Chile
▪ a territorial dispute (=about which country land belongs to) The war started as the result of a territorial dispute.
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THESAURUS
▪ argument a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something: an argument between two drivers over who had right of way | A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.
▪ row British English, fight especially American English a loud angry argument with someone, especially your boyfriend, girlfriend, or someone in your family. Row is also used about a serious disagreement between politicians about important public issues: There were always fights between my parents. | the continuing row over tax increases | A few months ago they had a big row, and Steve drove off and spent the weekend in London.
▪ disagreement a situation in which people disagree with each other, but without shouting or getting angry: There were the occasional disagreements about money, but mostly we got on well. | Ginny had left the company after a disagreement with her boss.
▪ quarrel especially British English an argument, especially one in which people get angry and that lasts a long time. Quarrel sounds more formal and more serious than argument or row: a bitter family quarrel
▪ feud /fjuːd/ a very bitter argument between two groups, especially families, which lasts for many years and causes people to hate each other: The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys raged for 20 years.
▪ dispute a public or legal argument about something, especially one which continues for a long time: Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher. | The settlement will resolve a long-running dispute over the country’s nuclear program.
▪ war/battle of words an argument in which two people or groups criticize each other continuously in public: The war of words over construction delays at the airport has erupted again.
▪ bust-up British English informal a very bad argument, especially one in which people decide to separate from each other: He had a bust-up with the team manager.
▪ shouting match an angry argument in which people shout at each other: He got into a shouting match with another driver.
▪ slanging match British English informal an argument in which people insult each other: He was sacked after a slanging match with a colleague.
II.dis‧pute² /dɪˈspjuːt/ BrE AmE verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: desputer, from Latin disputare 'to discuss', from putare 'to think']
1. [transitive] to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true:
The main facts of the book have never been disputed.
dispute that
Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind.
2. [intransitive and transitive] formal to argue or disagree with someone
dispute (something) with somebody
Hazlitt, though much younger, was soon disputing with Wordsworth on equal terms.
What happened next is hotly disputed.
3. [transitive] to try to get control of something or win something:
Soviet forces disputed every inch of ground.

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◎	[dis'pju:t]
※	danh từ
	■	cuộc bàn cãi, cuộc tranh luận
		☆	there has been much dispute over the question of legalized abortion
			người ta đã tranh luận nhiều về vấn đề phá thai hợp pháp
		☆	it's a matter of dispute (whether they did the right thing)
			đó là vấn đề cần bàn cãi (xem) họ có làm đúng không
		☆	their conclusions are open to dispute
			kết luận của họ còn phải bàn cãi thêm
		☆	her courage is beyond/past/without dispute; her courage is not in dispute
			ai cũng biết là cô ta can đảm (không bàn cãi gì nữa)
		☆	we're in dispute (with the management) about overtime rates
			chúng tôi bất đồng ý kiến (với ban giám đốc) về mức lương làm thêm giờ
		☆	the exact cause of the accident is still in dispute
			nguyên nhân chính xác của tai nạn vẫn đang được bàn cãi
		☆	to settle a dispute
			dàn xếp một mối bất hoà
※	động từ
	■	bàn cãi, tranh luận
		☆	to dispute with someone
			tranh luận với ai
	■	lý sự
		☆	they disputed at great length what they should do
			họ lý sự dài dòng về điều họ nên làm gì
	■	nghi ngờ sự thật hoặc giá trị của cái gì
		☆	to dispute a statement/claim/decision
			bàn cãi về giá trị của lời tuyên bố/yêu sách/quyết định
		☆	the election result was disputed
			kết quả bầu cử bị nghi ngờ
	■	cố gắng ngăn chận ai thắng mình (cái gì); kháng cự
		☆	our soldiers disputed every inch of ground
			các chiến sĩ ta chiến đấu giành từng tấc đất
		☆	to dispute the advance of the enemy
			kháng cự lại cuộc tiến quân của quân địch

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  contravention, difference, difference of opinion, conflict, quarrel, scrap, argufy, altercate, challenge, gainsay