disagree

i. [Prefix. dis, and Eng. agree (q. v.).] 1. Not to agree, to differ, to be different or un like. "The mind clearly and infallibly perceives all distinct ideas to disagree ; that is, the one not to be the other." Locke . 2. To differ in opinion or views; to hold opposite or contrary views. "Who shall decide when doctors disagree?" Pope: Moral E ays, iii. 1. 3. To quarrel, to fall out. "But where will fierce contention end, If flowers can disagree ?" To disagree with: Cowper: The Lily and the Rose. (1) To be of a different opinion; to differ in opinion or views; not to harmonize or agree. "They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because it seems to disagree with what they call reason."-Atterbury. (2) To be unsuitable or improper for. (3) To result in discomfort as a consequence of contact or use; as, diet or location may disagree with one's health or well being. For the difference between to disagree and to differ , see DIFFER. dis-a-gree-a-bil-1-ty, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. agreeability (q. v.).] Disagreeablene , unpleasant ne . [Pref. dis, and Eng. 1. Ord . Lang .: The act of denying or contradicting; negation, refutation. "That kind of reasoning which reduceth the opposite conclusion to something that is apparently absurd, is a demonstration in disa firm ance of anything that is affirmed."-Hale. 2. Law : The annulling or reversing of a decision of a lower court. 3. Repudiation, disallowance, as of a contract. *dis-af-firm'ed, pa . par , or a . [DISAFFIRM.] *dis-af-firm-ing, pr . par . , a . & s. [DISAFFIRM.] A. & B. As pr. par . & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of denying, contradicting, or reversing; disaffirmance. dis-af-för-ěst, v. t. [Pref. dis, and Eng. aff or est (q. v.).] 1. Lit .: To reduce from the state or privileges of a forest to those of common, that is, ordinary ground; to strip of forest laws; to throw open to common purposes. IMG:content-0013.png:[blocks in formation] "The depre ion of countenance which some immediate disagreeability had brought on." - Madame D'Arblay : Diary , iii. 334. ( Davies .)