1.To disagree with someone or with an opinion

disagree / not agree verb [intransitive]: không đồng ý

• Scholars continue to disagree about the meaning behind the poem.
• Although he did not agree with Plato, he was profoundly influenced by him.
• Scientists disagree among themselves on what causes the disease.
• I strongly disagree with his views on immigration. (=I disagree with them very much)

take issue with a formal phrase meaning to strongly disagree with what someone has said: hoàn toàn không đồng ý (phản đối mạnh mẽ)

• I feel that I must take issue with the article's conclusion.
• Some people have taken issue with Conrad's description of the Congo in his novel 'The Heart of Darkness'.

dispute verb [transitive] to say that you think that something is not correct or not true: dispute được dùng để nói rằng bạn cho là điều gì đó không đúng hoặc không thật.

• Researchers have disputed her claims.
• No one disputes that the problem exists.

differ verb [intransitive] if people differ about something, they have a range of different opinions about it. If opinions, views, or tastes differ, people have different opinions, views, or tastes: có quan điểm, ý kiến khác nhau về vấn đề gì đó.

• Critics differed sharply on the merits of his work. (=they had very different opinions)
• Opinions differ about the proper relationship between the mass media and society.

be divided / split adjective if a group of people is divided or split on something, some of them have one opinion and others have a completely different opinion: bất đồng quan điểm (trong một nhóm người)

• America's doctors remain deeply divided on the issue of whether it should be legal for a physician to help a terminally ill patient commit suicide.
• Scientists were split on the uses to which the discoveries of atomic physics were being put.

• He is mistaken if he believes that the United States will not respond to this threat.
• Such a view is, however, seriously mistaken.

 

2.When people disagree about something

disagreement noun [uncountable and countable] if there is disagreement about something, people do not agree about it: sự bất đồng ý kiến

• There is considerable disagreement among experts about the usefulness of these tests.
• She found herself in disagreement with her colleagues on the issue. (=she found that she disagreed with them about it)

dispute noun [uncountable and countable] a serious disagreement, in which two people, organizations, or countries publicly disagree and argue with each other: sự bất đồng quan điểm nghiêm trọng

• He became involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher.
• There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of this term.
• The United Nations is trying to settle the bitter and long-running dispute between the two countries.

controversy noun [uncountable and countable] serious disagreement, especially with people expressing strongly opposing views in newspapers, in books, on television etc: sự tranh luận, sự bất đồng quan điểm

• There has been a lot of controversy over abortion in the US.
• Alice Walker writes about the controversy surrounding the film version of her novel, 'The Color Purple'.
• There is some controversy among biologists about whether this is actually true.

 

3.Causing disagreement

contentious adjective a formal word used to describe statements and situations that cause a lot of disagreement and argument: gây ra nhiều tranh luận

• Water has been a contentious issue between Turkey and its neighbors for years.
• One particularly contentious area in the field of health and safety is the valuation of human life itself.

controversial adjective causing a lot of disagreement among people, with strongly opposing opinions being expressed in newspapers, in books, on television etc: gây ra nhiều tranh luận

• The use of genetic tests is a controversial issue.
• The judge's decision was highly controversial at the time.