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2 DISAGREEING
to have a different opinion from someone else
disagree/not agree /.disa'gri:. not
Don't say 'I am disagreeing', 'I am not agreeing etc'. Say I disagree, I don't agree etc.
a'gri:/ [и I] to have a different opinion from someone else: This is what Tm suggesting. If you don't agree, just say so. I Anthea thought they should move to a bigger apartment, but Jim disagreed. + with You'li probably disagree with me. but I think we should sell the car. I They say the problem is caused by bad teaching, but I don't agree with that. + about Experts disagree about the effects of global warming.
If you want to say that two people disagree with each other, you can just say they disagree or they don't agree: Bill and Larry disagreed about almost everything.
Don't say 'I disagree to this idea' or 'I disagree this idea'. Say I disagree with this idea.
Qnot see eye to eye /not si: ,ai to ai/
especially spoken if two people do not see eye to eye they have very different opinions and ideas, so that it is difficult for them to be friends or to work together + on/about Unfortunately, Sally and I don't see eye to eye on money matters. + with She never saw eye to eye with her
□ COMPLAINING
daughter-in-law.
a situation in which people disagree
disagreement ..dissgriimsnt/ [n C/U] when people disagree with each other + about/over Disagreement over who should produce the next album caused the band to split.
+ between/among There is some disagreement among medical experts about the best treatment for back pain, have a disagreement with sb (=disagree and argue with them) She had a disagree ment with her boss - that's why she's upset.
difference of opinion .diforons ?v
a'pinjan/ [n C] when people are unable to agree, especially about something important - use this as a way of avoiding more direct words like 'argument' and 'disagreement'
+ between/among There were reports of a slight difference of opinion between the President and his advisers. + about/over major differences of opinion over who should command the UN forces in Bosnia
plural differences of opinion
controversy /'kDntr3V3:si, kan'trovasil 'ka:ntr3,vy.rsi/ [n C/U] serious disagreement about a decision, plan, or action, which causes arguments for a long time in the newspapers, on television etc: Controversy surrounds the TV show, which many consider to be racist, sexist, and homophobic.
+ over The controversy over the nuclear energy program is likely to continue. plural controversies
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deadlock/stalemate /'dedlok, steii-
meit||-la:k/ (n U singular] a situation in which two groups disagree with each other, and no agreement is possible because each group refuses to change its mind: After two weeks, the discussions
reached complete deadlock. I The long- running dispute ended in a stalemate.
causing disagreement
controversial /.котгэ'уя^Чкат-: [adj]
something that is controversial causes a lot of disagreement and angry argument, especially in the newspapers, on television etc: 'Devil's Night' is a controversial new book about race relations in the city of Detroit.
controversial issue (=a subject that many people disagree about) Abortion is the most controversial issue in the US right
now.
DISAPPEAR
| A Deadlock and stalemate are used especially in news reports and newspapers.
vanish /'vaenjJVlf J] if someone or something vanishes, you suddenly cannot find
them and you cannot understand what has happened to them: When she returned, her car had vanished. vanish into thin air (=vanish in a way that seems impossible) I don't know where my pen has gone. It seems to have vanished into thin air.
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fx Don't say he was disappeared', 'they are disappeared' etc. Say he disappeared they have disappeared etc.
If you say that a person has disappeared, this can mean either that you do not know where they are at the moment, or that they have been taken away by someone and they may be in danger: "Where's Tom?" 7 don't know - he's disappeared." I A 12-year-old boy disappeared from his home in Kansas City last night.
go missing /,gau mrsir]/ especially brjtish if someone goes missing, they cannot be found anywhere, and they may be in danger: Angela Priest went missing one year ago.
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+Jrom The police were called after a six- year-old girl went missing from a playground near her home.
to become impossible to
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when you can't find someone or something
disappear ^diss'pis1/ l] if someone or something disappears, you cannot find them: Where are my keys? They seem to have disappeared.
+ from The money had disappeared from the table.
disappear without trace (=disappear and never be found again) The plane disap peared without trace, and no suruiuors were ever found. disappearance [n U] when someone or something disappears: Her sudden disappearance was very worrying.
disappear /.disa'pia1"/ (и I] if someone or something disappears, you cannot see them any more
+ behind! under Unto I over etc The sun
disappeared behind a cloud. I She watched the boat sail out to sea until it disappeared over the horizon.
vanish /'vaeniJV [и I] to disappear suddenly and in a way that cannot be explained: Jake thought he saw a woman at the window, but when he looked again she had vanished.
+ into/ be hind/ under etc A strange light appeared and then vanished again into the darkness.
DISAPPOINTING/ DISAPPOINTED
unhappy because things did not happen in the way that you hoped
see also satisfied/dissatisfiid
II disappointed
disappointed /.diss'poinUdv [adj] unhappy because things did not happen in the way you hoped they would, or were not as good as you expected them to be: / felt a little disappointed when she didn 't come to the party. I The hall was already full, and hundreds of disappointed fans were turned away at the door.
+ with/by Were you disappointed with the way you played today? + that The children were very disappointed that we couldn't go to the zoo. disappointed to /ind/learn/hear/see We were disappointed to find that the museum was closed. bitterly disappointed (=very disappointed) Backley was bitterly disappointed when an injury prevented him from competing in the Olympic Games. disappointment (n Uj the feeling of