Added 3 October 2026
disagree
/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ verb
In Latin: dissentiō Wiktionary
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To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
John disagreed with Mary frequently.
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To fail to conform or correspond with.
My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.
Origin
From Middle English disagre (“to refuse to assent to”), from Anglo-Norman disagreer, disagrer, desagreer (“to refuse assent”), from Old French desagreer, desagrëer (“to be disagreeable; to be unpleasant”) (modern French désagréer (“to displease”)); the English word is analysable as dis- + agree.
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