to counterattack
/ˈkaʊntɝəˌtæk/
verb
to make an attack in response to someone else's attack
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1Sure enough, his enemies launched a counterattack, but were defeated by the duke’s army.
2And you're sort of, like, counterattacking.
3The imperials then counterattacked, pushing D’Aumont downhill.
4These caterpillars have a counterattack.
5Characterized as a counterattack, the 1921 plan more accurately resembles a preemptive war.
counterattack
/ˈkaʊntɝəˌtæk/
noun
an attack made in response to someone else's attack
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1Sure enough, his enemies launched a counterattack, but were defeated by the duke’s army.
2And you're sort of, like, counterattacking.
3The imperials then counterattacked, pushing D’Aumont downhill.
4These caterpillars have a counterattack.
5Characterized as a counterattack, the 1921 plan more accurately resembles a preemptive war.
criticism
/ˈkɹɪtɪˌsɪzəm/
noun
remarks that express disapproval of someone or something based on their errors or flaws
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1Criticism is incredibly common in relationships.
2Criticism looks like a globalizing criticism of your partner's deficiencies.
3Criticism challenges our sense of value.
4Criticism is a cry for help in disguise.
5Criticism comes from an energy of anger.
to criticize
/ˈkɹɪtɪˌsaɪz/
verb
to point out the faults or weaknesses of someone or something
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1US senators have criticized TikTok for censorship, privacy, and child safety.
2One of several times Pitino openly criticized his temperamental star.
3But some people criticize the sport.
4Experts have criticized Google’s privacy policies.
5My two boys criticize my parenting all the time.
to cross swords
/kɹˈɔs sˈoːɹdz/
phrase
to argue or have a disagreement with someone
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1If we cross swords.
2It's an expression, we crossed swords.
32 crossed Remington rifles with Bayonets lie behind the parchment representing guatemala's willingness to defend itself and 2 crossed swords Representing honor.
4So he clearly has crossed swords with Donald Trump.
5So he clearly has crossed swords with Donald Trump.
deadlock
/ˈdɛdˌɫɑk/
noun
a situation in which the parties involved do not compromise and therefore are unable to reach an agreement
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1Following this, a deadlock emerged.
2Amidst this deadlock, it was once again the audacious Robert Clive who turned the tides.
3However, the stunning victories of Saladin in 1187 were enough to break the deadlock.
4A deadlock is very likely.
5We have our first deadlock ever!
deadlocked
/ˈdɛdˌɫɑkt/
adjective
(of disagreements, disputes, etc.) unable to be settled because the parties involved do not compromise
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1If the State Board is deadlocked like the Wayne County Board, will you Immediately Pursue a remedy in the COURTS?
2Three countries INVOLVED are deadlocked over what COMES next.
3That state is deadlocked
4One of the 56 signers of the DECLARATION of independence was a PATRIOT from DELAWARE in JULY of 17, '76, the Continental Congress was deadlocked over the debate over independence.
5For a while, the contest seemed deadlocked.
debatable
/dəˈbeɪtəbəɫ/
adjective
unclear or uncertain because of the involvement of many different opinions
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1That's debatable.
2Baklava's origins are still debatable.
3It is debatable.
4Well, the effects of this holocaust of Protestant resistance are debatable.
5That's debatable.
debate
/dəˈbeɪt/
noun
a discussion about a particular issue between two opposing sides, mainly held publicly
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1There is some debate about whether this is a good thing.
2For centuries, the greatest minds in science debated this issue.
3Debate ends.
4My husband and I debated.
5So this jury is debating this very high level.
to debate
/dəˈbeɪt/
verb
to formally discuss a matter
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1There is some debate about whether this is a good thing.
2For centuries, the greatest minds in science debated this issue.
3Debate ends.
4My husband and I debated.
5So this jury is debating this very high level.
to demur
/dɪˈmɝ/
verb
to express one's disagreement, refusal, or reluctance
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1The Grant administration wanted to annex it and the Dominican Republic, but Congress demurred.
2- It is the order of this court that each of the 84 motions to strike and demurs are denied.
3First of all, since the demur, we have more than 400 plaintiffs.
4[Exodus 3:7-10] Moses demurs: Who me?
5All of that seemed to have passed without any demur.
to dicker
/ˈdɪkɝ/
verb
to argue with someone, particularly about the price of something
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1The Taliban have got a really sophisticated network of dickers.
2Make sure that you're just not over dickering things, that goes through your walls too.
3The guy went up and started dickering, and 10 dollars later, we had four camels.
4Look at his face, he's an oatmeal dicker from way back.
to disagree
/dɪsəˈɡɹi/
verb
to hold or give a different opinion about something
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1Other countries disagreed.
2Netanyahu's close advisor at the time vehemently disagrees.
3- Disagree.
4Historians disagree.
5The military tribunal disagreed.
disagreement
/dɪsəˈɡɹimənt/
noun
an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something
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1Lastly, good listeners separate disagreement from criticism.
2We had a disagreement.
3Healthy disagreement is an art.
4Here's a disagreement.
5[Narrator] Every family has disagreements.
to disassociate
/ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪt/, /ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt/
verb
to make it known that one is not connected with or does not support or agree with someone or something; to declare that something does not have any connection with something else
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1That can disassociate to one of those hydrogens popping off in an aqueous solution.
2Each molecule or each sodium chloride pair disassociates into two molecules, into a sodium ion and a chlorine anion.
3So a mole of glucose will disassociate into a mole of glucose in water.
4It disassociates.
5and disassociate myself with David.
discord
/ˈdɪskɔɹd/
noun
lack of agreement between people
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1Now Discord has roughly 250 million users and 14 million daily active users.
2Discord emphasizes privacy.
3Got on their discord.
4He has sown discord.
5Recently started a Discord server.
discordant
/dɪˈskɔɹdənt/
adjective
in disagreement
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1It sounds a lot more discordant.
2There were a few discordant voices.
3No discordant note disturbed the work of the machine.
4Meanwhile, a suit coat with elbow patches is probably going to look a little bit discordant in terms of overall formality.
5- What do you call a discordant of songbirds?
disharmony
/dɪsˈhɑɹməni/
noun
disagreement over important things that makes people become unfriendly toward one another
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1And that whole pain was just a signal saying, disharmony, disharmony, don't go any further.
2Once you have limited identity, you will cause disharmony.
3Once you have limited identity, you will cause disharmony.
4In practice however, political interference between the Frankish and Greek Emperors often caused disharmony in religious affairs.
5This incompatibility would create disharmony in the relationship that ultimately would probably end the relationship.
disputable
/dɪˈspjutəbəɫ/
adjective
not been proven right or true and therefore open to argument
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1By the way, this is disputable because certainly it's possible to understand Jane Austen's prose style as emerging from the work of Samuel Johnson and Samuel Richardson, in particular, so it is disputable.
2By the way, this is disputable because certainly it's possible to understand Jane Austen's prose style as emerging from the work of Samuel Johnson and Samuel Richardson, in particular, so it is disputable.
3well and they also have disputable e the most famous puppet theater in all of Russia North Ossetia Aulani capital Vladikavkaz minority group the Assyrians and they are the only Iranian people group that have their own Republican Russia as and they're descended from people from Iran
4This is also where you can find typical West African wildlife, like aardvarks, pikas, monkeys, giraffes, and the disputable national animal, the West African elephant.
5This is, of course, disputable.
disputation
/dɪˈspjuˈteɪʃən/
noun
discussion of a topic over which people disagree
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1And there shall be no disputations among you.
2What are disputations?
3So for example, one of the choices they make is that, early on, they translate works that will help them engage in dialectical disputation.
4So, for humoralist physicians, then, that was the way it was preceded, and when syphilis first struck, there were disputations in which people sought the truth of the disease by looking through into Hippocrates, or what Galen had written.
5And so there were disputes, disputations that were formally held through library medicine.
dispute
/dɪˈspjut/
noun
a strong disagreement, particularly one that lasts long
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1The Ford County Historical Society disputes this rendition.
2Historians dispute this popular opinion as more myth than reality.
3Dispute the claim.
4And the parties dispute this material fact.
5- They have disputes.
to dispute
/dɪˈspjut/
verb
to argue with someone, particularly over the ownership of something
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1The Ford County Historical Society disputes this rendition.
2Historians dispute this popular opinion as more myth than reality.
3Dispute the claim.
4And the parties dispute this material fact.
5- They have disputes.
dissension
/dɪˈsɛnʃən/
noun
lack of agreement between people
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1It's a source of tension, conflict, and dissension.
2But this has created a lot of dissension, a lot of distraction.
3But there is dissension within the enemy ranks.
4There seems to be a push against dissension in academia.
5And they will be fomenting dissension and problems with it.
dissent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
disagreement with what is officially or commonly accepted
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1RBG's dissent reflected not just a close study and deep knowledge of anti-discrimination statutes and precedent.
2He dissented.
3Well, different dissents serve different functions.
4And then different dissents serve different purposes.
5Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor dissented.
to dissent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
verb
to give or have opinions that differ from those officially or commonly accepted
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1RBG's dissent reflected not just a close study and deep knowledge of anti-discrimination statutes and precedent.
2He dissented.
3Well, different dissents serve different functions.
4And then different dissents serve different purposes.
5Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor dissented.
dissenter
/dɪˈsɛntɝ/
noun
someone who disagrees with a common belief or an official decision
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1He joined the dissenters in June.
2But so were the dissenters who actually-- ERIC FONER:
3And the dissenters called-- ERIC FONER:
4And a number of additional acts were introduced against dissenters between 1661 and 1665.
5And you have four dissenters.
dissenting
/dɪˈsɛnɪŋ/, /dɪˈsɛntɪŋ/
adjective
having or giving opinions that differ from those officially or commonly accepted
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1But Eisenhower is worried that Kennedy doesn't fully appreciate that Eisenhower set up in the national security apparatus to debate and argue dissenting views on all aspects of operations.
2- I did this, a dissenting.
3I think that, in a place like Google, I'm sure a lot of our audience would agree, sometimes we don't necessarily feel as comfortable dissenting.
4I'm telling you there is no consensus and the dissenting opinions from some EXIST.
5Allow dissenting opinions to be heard, confront them, correct them and put the accurate medical info out there so people can make the decisions for themselves.
dissidence
/ˈdɪsədəns/
noun
strong disagreement with and criticism of the policies of one's government, particularly where there is punishment for this action
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1His latest is "Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field."
2If they want to denounce the dissidence, heresies, and lacerations within the body politic of Israel they would even go on cutting off an arm of theirs to dramatize on the flesh this idea of-- these prophetic pronouncements that we're making.
3So there was from the beginning an element of dissidence even amongst those who could be regarded as Elizabeth's most enthusiastic supporters.
4Nonetheless, it was a clear statement of his unwillingness to tolerate dissidence from radical Protestants.
5It's no revelation that North Korea takes political dissidence pretty seriously.
dissident
/ˈdɪsədənt/
noun
someone who declares opposition to the government of one's country, knowing there is punishment for doing so
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1In China, authorities have also installed cameras outside of dissidentshomes.
2Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is ending a 24-day hunger strike in prison.
3The dissident then addressed his followers.
4I am now arresting my dissidents for their thought-crimes.
5So the dissidents and protesters and so forth are undermining national security.
dissident
/ˈdɪsədənt/
adjective
disagreeing with official policies or popular beliefs, particularly where there is punishment for this action
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1In China, authorities have also installed cameras outside of dissidentshomes.
2Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is ending a 24-day hunger strike in prison.
3The dissident then addressed his followers.
4I am now arresting my dissidents for their thought-crimes.
5So the dissidents and protesters and so forth are undermining national security.
to dissociate
/dɪˈsoʊsieɪt/
verb
to make it clear that one has no connection with or does not support or agree with someone or something; to state that something does not have any connection with something else
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1She fully dissociates.
2We're not dissociating.
3The hydronium quickly dissociates to regular water and free hydrogen ions.
4A high energy ultraviolet photon will dissociate that diatomic oxygen into two oxygen atoms.
5We dissociate from the awareness of that thing.
dissociation
/dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
noun
the action of displaying that one does not agree with something
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1- Lemon dissociation is so good, Jenna.
2And number 11 is dissociation.
3Dissociation is no different.
4Dissociation can also happen during a panic attack.
5Dissociation and retraction are cutting data connections.
dissonance
/ˈdɪsənəns/
noun
the state in which people or things are in disagreement
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1Here is a dissonance.
2Finally, cognitive dissonance shows up with children.
3So, cognitive dissonance is a little bit more subtle.
4beyond functions, another use of modal interchange is smoothing out dissonance.
5Third step is cognitive dissonance.
dissonant
/ˈdɪsənənt/
adjective
not harmonious
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1They sound dissonant.
2A ratio like the square root of 2 to 1 will sound dissonant because our ears can't reconcile those two frequencies very easily.
3the most dissonant interval in an augmented triad is the augmented 5th, equivalent to a minor 6th, which on its own sounds pretty nice.
4And ultimately it produces a rather dissonant configuration.
5Well, the premiere of The Rite of Spring was just as dissonant as some of these paintings are.
to disunite
/dɪsjuːnˈaɪt/
verb
to cause disagreement or separation between a group of people
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1In stark contrast, the Greeks were badly disunited.
2Powerful houses, Holy Roman Empire, disunited central Europe, and I mean, someone needed to settle Indiana.
3However, these expeditionary forces were disunited and vied for their own objectives.
4As we covered in the last episode, they were notoriously disunited.
5Disunited and outnumbered, the Natives of the frontier were direly outmatched.
disunity
/dɪsˈjunəti/
noun
absence of agreement among a group of people
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1Par for the course in Celtic history, disunity hampered the British war effort.
2Thirdly, and most importantly, was the constant disunity of the Rus people.
3The Han Dynasty’s final collapse in 220AD was followed by 300 long years of disunity, vicious civil war, fleeting imperial governance, and constant invasion from the outside.
4But rarer still are public displays of disunity among the different levels of the Communist party hierarchy.
5The current signs of disunity within Chinese officialdom hint at the intense pressures that arise during public health crises.
to diverge
/dɪˈvɝdʒ/
verb
(of views, opinions, etc.) to be different from each other
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1Finally our lives are diverging.
2Populations diverge into new species!
3Sometimes price and value can diverge.
4Dramatic shifts in scale diverge wildly from real life.
5Muscles and glam rock In the '80s, men's style totally diverged.
divergence
/daɪˈvɝdʒəns/, /dɪˈvɝdʒəns/
noun
a difference in interests, views, opinions, etc.
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1This has positive divergence right over here.
2So the divergence is negative in this situation.
3So we have positive divergence.
4So over here, divergence is positive.
5A divergence occurs when a stock's price moves one way and RSI moves in the opposite direction.
to divide
/dɪˈvaɪd/
verb
to cause disagreement among people
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1They divided the day into 12 hours.
2The committee divided the earth into 24 time zones.
3The UK is divided into constituencies, each of which elects one member of parliament (M.P.) to represent them.
4But distance often divides people.
5The price-to-sales ratio divides the company’s stock price by its annual sales or revenue per share.
to divide and rule / conquer
/dɪvˈaɪd ænd ɹˈuːl kˈɑːnkɚ/
phrase
to not allow people become united and pose a threat to one by keeping them busy through causing disagreement and argument between them
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1By sharing knowledge and resources, scientists can divide and conquer any pathogen.
2Yeah, so we'll just divide and conquer.
3Divide and conquer comes from Roman times and means to divide the people that you're conquering so that they're weaker, not you split yourself and conquer them.
4So it's frustrating that medical researchers and scientists are often rather careless in their evaluation of how technology is supposed to work, especially divide and conquer technology of this kind.
5Divide and conquer always works.
divided
/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/
adjective
(of a society, organization, or group) separated by disagreement
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1Ownership of the network is somewhat divided.
2The public was quite divided.
3The civil society in Tanzania was deeply divided.
4Other communities remained uneasily divided.
5Other counties were much divided.
division
/dɪˈvɪʒən/
noun
disagreement among members of a group or society
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1We curse division.
2He wants division.
3You mentioned divisions.
4And division actually threaten the country.
5Divisions between people who identify with different nationalities, religions, races, genders, regions, political groups, news sources, and appearances.
divisive
/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/
adjective
causing a split in people and resulting in their disagreement with each other
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1And then, at the same time, says very divisive things.
2That's divisive.
3Dill is divisive.
4Secondly, another referendum would be hugely divisive.
5These sea and lake dwellers are often very divisive for people.
divisively
/dɪvˈaɪsɪvli/
adverb
in a way that causes a split between people

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divisiveness
/dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs/
noun
a split in people disagreeing or opposing one another
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1We've had, from on top, a lot of divisiveness and a lot of anti-police rhetoric.
2No project embodies the Herculean nature and divisiveness of this business better than the Keystone XL pipeline.
3The outbreak itself is unprecedented but divisiveness in which it is evolving is unprecedented.
4No sign of the brutal divisiveness that had gotten him there.
5He may admire Bertran de Born, but the strife, the divisiveness that his poetry fosters, now sort of has made a victim of him.

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