Difference - English meaning

noun

A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

Usage examples:

I had an altercation with the ticket collector

noun

A loud argument or disagreement

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According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.

noun

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Usage examples:

I've had an argument with my father

noun

A disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

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The children had an argument about/over what game to play., he got into an argument with jeff in th…

noun

A reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons

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Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it., [ + that ] …

noun

An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

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A breach of confidence

verb

Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence).

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The river breached its bank

noun

An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

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Breach of they felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of our agreement…

noun

A violent confrontation.

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There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

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The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

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His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

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[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

noun

A minor dispute or disagreement.

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She had occasional contretemps with her staff

noun

A small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment

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Contretemps between there was a slight contretemps between richard and some guy at the bar., contre…

noun

Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.

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The design of the building has caused controversy

noun

A disagreement, often a public one, that involves different ideas or opinions about something

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[ c ] publication of the article unleashed a scientific controversy that raged for years., [ u ] th…

noun

A lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people

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Controversy surrounding/over there was a big controversy surrounding/over the use of drugs in athle…

noun

A formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote.

Usage examples:

Last night's debate on the education bill

verb

Argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.

Usage examples:

Mps debated the issue in the commons

noun

A discussion, esp. one in which several people with different opinions about something discuss them seriously, or the process of discussing something

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[ u ] education is always a topic of interest and public debate., [ i ] congress debated for severa…

noun

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

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Deviation from a norm

noun

A difference from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

The letter cited 'significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice'., in a recent an…

noun

The action of being or doing something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving

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Deviation from any deviation from the party philosophy is seen as betrayal., we do not expect any s…

idiom

A disagreement

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There was a difference of opinion about the best way to run the business, and as a result i left th…

noun

The action or process of differentiating or distinguishing between two or more things or people.

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Packaging can be a source of product differentiation

noun

The process by which cells in an embryo (= growing organism in the uterus, egg, or seed) become different types of cells and organs

noun

The process of showing how a product is different from similar products and what its advantages are, especially in order to attract a particular group of consumers

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Through differentiation, coffee could come to be marketed like wine, which is prized for specific l…

noun

Lack of consensus or approval.

Usage examples:

There was some disagreement about the details

noun

A situation in which people have different opinions, or an inability to agree

Usage examples:

[ c ] the candidates had few disagreements about the major issues.

noun

An argument or a situation in which people do not have the same opinion

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Disagreement over we had a disagreement over the fee for the work., disagreement about there is som…

noun

A great difference.

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Economic disparities between different regions of the country

noun

A lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair

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[ c ] he will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employe…

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A situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair

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Economic/income/pay disparity manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor res…

noun

Debate or argument.

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Promoting consensus rather than disputation

noun

Disagreement or debate (= formal discussion of a topic on which people disagree)

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In religious disputation, there is no place for insult or invective., this led to long legal disput…

noun

A disagreement or argument.

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A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb

Argue about (something).

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The point has been much disputed

noun

An argument or disagreement

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[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

noun

Disagreement that leads to discord.

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These issues caused bitter dissension in the party

noun

Strong disagreement, esp. within an organization

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There was a good deal of dissension within women’s rights organizations about setting political goa…

noun

Arguments and disagreement, especially in an organization, group, political party, etc.

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Dissension within there are signs of dissension within the ruling political party.

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

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I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

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[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The quality of being excellent

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Of distinction the city has produced very few writers of distinction.

noun

The process or state of diverging.

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The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

noun

The situation in which two things become different

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Divergence between the divergence between the incomes of the rich and the poor countries seems to b…

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

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He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

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Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

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Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

noun

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

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The land companies began to dredge canals through the marshlands, opening easy access from the sett…

noun

An area of sea surrounded on three sides by land

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The gulf of mexico/the gulf coast, the gulf stream, there is a widening gulf between the rich and t…

noun

A very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast

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The gulf of mexico

noun

Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

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Tension is generated by the imbalance of power

noun

A condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread

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A trade imbalance

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other

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Imbalance of/in sth the growing gender imbalance in computer science and it fields has many experts…

noun

The state of being incongruous; incompatibility.

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The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her

noun

The fact that something is incongruous

noun

A failure to understand something correctly.

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A misunderstanding of the government's plans

verb

Fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly.

Usage examples:

He had misunderstood the police officer's hand signals

noun

A failure to understand, or an argument resulting from the failure of two people or two sides to understand each other

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[ c ] the whole thing was just a misunderstanding, he said, as he had no intention of breaking into…

noun

The property of having poles or being polar.

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It exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle

noun

The quality in an object that produces opposite magnetic or electric charges

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

verb

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

adjective

Relating to or denoting passenger ferries in which vehicles are driven directly on at the start of the voyage and driven off at the end of it.

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Ro-ro ferries

adjective

Relating to or denoting passenger ferries in which vehicles are driven directly on at the start of the voyage and driven off at the end of it.

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Ro-ro ferries

adjective

Relating to or denoting passenger ferries in which vehicles are driven directly on at the start of the voyage and driven off at the end of it.

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Ro-ro ferries

noun

A disturbance or quarrel.

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She acted as if there'd been no earlier ruction

phrasal verb

To start working or dealing with something in an energetic and determined way

Usage examples:

If we all set to, we should be able to finish the job in a week., dad had a bit of a set-to with th…

verb

Past and past participle of spit1.

noun

A short cloth gaiter covering the instep and ankle.

Usage examples:

He would stand outside in his bowler hat and spats

verb

Quarrel about an unimportant matter.

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People expected him and his wife to spat continually

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

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Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

noun

A petty quarrel, especially one between friends or lovers.

Usage examples:

Joanna had a tiff with her boyfriend

noun

A format for image files.

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A tiff image

noun

A slight argument

Usage examples:

We had a little tiff over whose turn it was to walk the dog.

noun

The quality or fact of not being level, equal, flat, or continuous

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This calculation illustrates the general unevenness of the distribution of family responsibilities.…

noun

Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.

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A great deal of variability in quality

noun

The quality or fact of being variable (= likely to change often)

Usage examples:

The polar regions exhibit the largest climatic variability on earth., i've spent 10 years researchi…

noun

The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

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Her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling

noun

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

Usage examples:

Regional variations in house prices

noun

Change in quality, amount, or level

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[ u ] the variation in the price during the past month is startling., [ c ] her movies are all vari…

noun

A change in the amount or level of something

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Unemployment rates for individual counties are not adjusted for seasonal variations., variation in …

noun

A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.

Usage examples:

An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

verb

To argue, often in a noisy or angry way

Usage examples:

We have been wrangling with the management for weeks over parking spaces for employees.