Disputable - English meaning

adjective

Able to be argued or asserted.

Usage examples:

It was arguable that the bank had no authority to honour the cheques

adjective

Possible to give reasons for and against; debatable

Usage examples:

It’s arguable that another route would be just as bad.

adjective

If something is arguable, there could be some disagreement about it

Usage examples:

It is arguable which way is quicker.

verb

Struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

Usage examples:

She had to contend with his uncertain temper

verb

Past simple and past participle of contend

Usage examples:

There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title., he's contending against some…

verb

To compete in order to win something

Usage examples:

Contend for there are three world-class tennis players contending for this title., contend against …

adjective

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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A contentious issue

adjective

Causing or likely to cause disagreement

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A contentious subject

adjective

Causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument

Usage examples:

A contentious decision/policy/issue/subject, contentious views she has some very contentious views …

adjective

A contestable statement, claim, legal decision, etc. is one that is possible to argue about or try to have changed because it may be wrong

Usage examples:

What really happened was, and remains to this day, obscure and contestable.

adjective

A contestable market is one that it is fairly easy for new companies to enter.

adjective

Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement.

Usage examples:

Years of wrangling over a controversial bypass

adjective

Causing or likely to cause disagreement

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A controversial theory/movie, they are also very controversially talking about taxing social securi…

adjective

Causing disagreement or discussion

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A controversial issue/decision/speech/figure, the book was very controversial.

adjective

Open to discussion or argument.

Usage examples:

It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession

adjective

Not clear, not certain, or not fixed; possibly not true

Usage examples:

It’s debatable whether he could get a fair trial here.

adjective

Not clear or certain because different people may have different opinions

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] it's debatable whether a university degree helps at all., the value of some of …

verb

Argue about (something).

Usage examples:

The point has been much disputed

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

adjective

Feeling uncertain about something.

Usage examples:

He looked doubtful, but gave a nod

adjective

Uncertain or unlikely

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] it was doubtful (that) the money would ever be found., she gave me a long, doub…

adjective

Used to describe debts or accounts that are unlikely to be paid

Usage examples:

The company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the credit risk of specific…

adjective

Hesitating or doubting.

Usage examples:

I was rather dubious about the whole idea

adjective

Probably not true or not completely true; doubtful

Usage examples:

The team had the dubious distinction of ranking 31st in the league., a dubious character

adjective

Thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted

Usage examples:

These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven., he has been associated with some dubious c…

adjective

Subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.

Usage examples:

Whether they had been successful or not was a moot point

verb

Raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).

Usage examples:

The scheme was first mooted last october

noun

An assembly held for debate, especially in anglo-saxon and medieval times.

Usage examples:

Even if, as some have supposed, the manor court, or hall moot, had anglo-saxon forebears, it was an…

adjective

Doubtful as regards truth or validity.

Usage examples:

It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine

adjective

Not confirmed as to truth or validity.

Usage examples:

An unconfirmed report of shots being fired

adjective

(of information) not proven to be true or false

Usage examples:

An unconfirmed report

adjective

Lacking order or stability.

Usage examples:

An unsettled childhood

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

adjective

Tending to change suddenly; not having a regular pattern

Usage examples:

Things are unsettled in the state’s political arena., the forecast is for unsettled weather, with m…

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.