dispute

/di-ˈspyüt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French desputer, from Latin disputare to discuss, from dis- + putare to think

verb

  1. to engage in argument : debate; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence

  2. to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation

  3. to call into question or cast doubt upon

noun

  1. verbal controversy : debate

  2. quarrel

  3. physical combat

a dispute about what to do with the surplus

Police were called to a domestic dispute.

idiom

  1. known to be true : certain

The drug's effectiveness is beyond dispute.