English Dictionary
Definition disagree in British English
disagree
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[intransitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Ways of expressing disagreement
used when politely telling someone that you do not agree with them
used for saying that you completely disagree with what someone has said
used as polite ways of saying that you do not really agree with someone
an informal and sometimes impolite way of telling someone that your opinion is very different to theirs
informal ways of telling someone you completely disagree with them, and you think that what they have said is crazy
Examples:
‘I think I should accept the blame for the accident.’ ‘Absolutely not!/Of course not!/Nothing of the kind! There’s no way it was your fault.’
‘Peter is really unfriendly sometimes.’ ‘I don’t know, he’s always been very kind to me.’
‘These taxes on petrol are far too high.’ ‘Well yes, I take your point. But maybe that’ll encourage people to use their cars less.’
‘She’s a difficult person to work with.’ ‘That’s true, but she’s a really good designer.’
‘We don’t mind walking from here.’ ‘Speak for yourself! My feet are killing me!’
‘I really think the Beatles are overrated.’ ‘Are you kidding?/Don’t make me laugh! They’re better than any of the modern bands.’
➡ agree
Two pathologists examined the body, but their findings disagreed.
