disagree

Definition

  • verb: to have a different opinion
  • verb: to fail to agree
  • often + 'with'
  • synonyms: differ, dissent, vary

Examples

  • He likes golf and his wife likes tennis, so when it comes to sports, they have 'agreed to disagree'.

  • We found ourselves 'disagreeing over' the meaning of the poem.

  • We 'agreed' about some things, but we disagreed about others.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - There's Potter. Cheat. - Why so tense, Potter? My father and I have a bet, you see. I don't think you're gonna last minutes in this tournament. He disagrees. He thinks you won't last five. I don't give a damn what your father thinks, Malfoy. He's vile and cruel. And you're just pathetic. (..)
    2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire