Word

dispute, v.
(disputed, disputes, disputing)
freq. cnt. 6

take exception to
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4

challenge dispute gainsay

sample sentences

"She challenged his claims"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

challengeable challenge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dispute disputation

semantic pointers

hyponym

call call

entailment

question, oppugn, call into question

hypernym

contest, contend, repugn

have a disagreement over something
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 2

altercate argufy dispute quarrel scrap

sample sentences

"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
"These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s
Sam wants to %s with Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

quarrel quarreller quarreler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disputative dispute dispute disputation disputation disputant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scrap scrapper

semantic pointers

hypernym

argue, contend, debate, fence

hyponym

wrangle, brawl spat polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise fall out