disagree
verb
dis·agree
ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē 
disagreed; disagreeing; disagrees
1
: to fail to agree
the two accounts disagree
2
: to differ in opinion
he disagreed with me on every topic
3
: to cause discomfort or distress
fried foods disagree with me
Examples of disagree in a Sentence
I think that I should sell my car, but he disagrees.
the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed
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Johnson disagreed that there aren't medicinal benefits, saying the patient data shows just the opposite.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
Carlson and others who took the stage disagreed with Shapiro.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Others disagree, countering that decades of research shows that income, food access, neighborhood design, and chronic stress shape body weight.
—Time, 19 Dec. 2025
Others, however, strongly disagree.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
Carlson and others who took the stage disagreed with Shapiro.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Others disagree, countering that decades of research shows that income, food access, neighborhood design, and chronic stress shape body weight.
—Time, 19 Dec. 2025
Others, however, strongly disagree.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disagree
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“Disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disagree. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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disagree
verb
dis·agree
ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē
1
: to fail to agree
the two stories disagree
2
: to differ in opinion
disagree over the price
3
: to have an unpleasant effect
fried foods disagree with me
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