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Dispute vs Agitation - What's the difference?

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Dispute is a related term of agitation.


As a verb dispute

is .

As a noun agitation is

.

dispute

English

(wikipedia dispute)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
  • Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
  • * Milton
    • Addicted more / To contemplation and profound dispute .
  • Contest; struggle; quarrel.
    • (Defoe)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (disput)
  • To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
  • To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
    • Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.
  • To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
    • to dispute assertions or arguments
  • * Bancroft
    • to seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance
  • To strive or contend about; to contest.
  • * Prescott
    • to dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards
  • (obsolete) To struggle against; to resist.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Dispute it [grief] like a man.

    Related terms

    * disputable * disputant * disputation * disputatious * disputative

    Derived terms

    * industrial dispute

    External links

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    agitation

    English

    (wikipedia agitation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
    • After a storm the sea is in agitation .
  • A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
    • She causes great agitation within me.
  • Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
    • ''the antislavery agitation
    ''labor agitation
    After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • * (rfdate) :

    • Synonyms

    * emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation

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