disputing Definition

dispute
verb disputed, disputing

1. To question or deny the accuracy or validity of (a statement, etc).

Thesaurus: contest, debate, query, quarrel with, contradict, gainsay.
2. To quarrel over rights to or possession of something.

Example: disputed territory
tr & intr
3. To argue about something.

noun

1. An argument.

Thesaurus: quarrel, feud, debate, spar, squabble, brawl, disagreement, discord, altercation, controversy; Antonym: agreement.

Idiom: in dispute

Being debated or contested.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin disputare to discuss.