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Agreement and Disagreement - Disagreement and Contrast

Here you will learn some English words related to disagreement and contrast such as "lock horns", "oppose", and "hostile".

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Words Related to Agreement and Disagreement
head-to-head

involving direct confrontation between two sides

[Adjective]
heretical

opposite to what is widely accepted

[Adjective]
heterodox

not in agreement with generally approved principles, opinions, or beliefs

[Adjective]
heterodoxy

the practice of holding and expressing beliefs that differ from established or conventional norms

[noun]
hostile

unfriendly or aggressive toward others

[Adjective]
hostility

behavior or feelings that are aggressive or unfriendly

[noun]
hot button

a matter or problem about which people argue a lot and have strong feelings

[noun]
I beg to differ

used to politely express disagreement with what has just been stated

[sentence]
ill feelings

feeling of anger between people, particularly because of an argument

[noun]
impasse

a difficult situation where progress is not possible because the people involved are unable to come to an agreement

[noun]
incident

a strong disagreement or conflict between two countries that often involves military action

[noun]
infighting

arguments or unfriendly competition between members of a group

[noun]
in opposition to sb/sth

used to convay that one is strongly against someone or something

[preposition]
in the wrong

deserving blame for a mistake, argument, accident, etc.

[phrase]
irreconcilable

(of ideas, positions, etc.) extremely different in a way that reaching an agreement is impossible

[Adjective]
issue

an important matter about which people argue or talk

[noun]
to joust

to argue with another person, particularly in a formal occasion such as a debate

[Verb]
to lock horns

to become involved in an argument or fight with someone

[phrase]
to look for trouble

to act or behave in a way that is likely to cause a problem, fight, or argument

[phrase]
to make mincemeat (out) of sb/sth

to completely defeat or win against someone or something in a convincing and overwhelming manner, whether it be in a competition, argument, game, or other activity

[phrase]
mano a mano

‌with only two sides confronting one another

[Adverb]
mano-a-mano

a contest or fight between two sides

[noun]
minority report

a report presented by members of a group who do not agree with the majority

[noun]
misunderstanding

a minor disagreement

[noun]
to mix it up

to start a fight or argument with someone

[phrase]
moot point

a subject about which there are different opinions or disagreements

[noun]
monkey in the middle

a person who is in the middle of two fighting or arguing sides

[phrase]
negation

the act of expressing disagreement or contradiction through speech

[noun]
negative

indicating or implying refusal, denial, disagreement, or omission

[Adjective]
to negative

to refuse to accept a request or proposal

[Verb]
to niggle

to argue over an unimportant thing or criticize someone for it

[Verb]
no

used to give an answer to a question showing that we do not agree or it is not true

[interjection]
no hard feelings

used to tell a person that one does not want any resentment to remain between them after arguing with them or defeating them in a contest

[phrase]
not likely

used to express strong disagreement with a suggestion or statement

[interjection]
to object

to express disapproval of something

[Verb]
OK

said to stop people from criticizing or arguing with one

[interjection]
opponent

someone who disagrees with a system, plan, etc. and intends to put an end to it or change it

[noun]
to oppose

to strongly disagree with a policy, plan, idea, etc. and try to prevent or change it

[Verb]
opposed

trying to stop something because one strongly disagrees with it

[Adjective]
opposition

sharp disagreement with a system, law, plan, etc.

[noun]
oppositional

expressing strong disagreement

[Adjective]
on a collision course

in a situation that is likely to cause a disagreement or fight

[phrase]
out of hand

without consideration and hesitation

[phrase]
out of sympathy with

in disagreement with

[phrase]
out of sync

in disagreement; not working well with

[phrase]
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