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DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disagreement or argument about something important
Example:
the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
Synonyms:
conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("difference of opinion" is a kind of...):
disagreement (the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "difference of opinion"):
collision (a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals)
arguing; argument; contention; contestation; controversy; disceptation; disputation; tilt (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement)
gap (a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations)
dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle (an angry dispute)
