Meaning & use
noisy dispute
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Meaning
nouncountableformal
A loud and angry argument or disagreement between people or groups.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a noisy dispute' or 'noisy disputes'.
Patterns
- a noisy dispute over something
- a noisy dispute between people
- settle a noisy dispute
The neighbors had a noisy dispute over the parking space.
There was a noisy dispute between the two teams about the final score.
The meeting ended in a noisy dispute about the budget.
Word forms
| plural | noisy disputes |
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Common combinations
- a noisy dispute over
- They got into a noisy dispute over who should pay the bill.
- a noisy dispute between
- The noisy dispute between the two departments lasted all morning.
- settle a noisy dispute
- The manager tried to settle the noisy dispute before it got worse.
Synonyms and how they differ
- quarrel
- A quarrel is an angry argument, often between people who know each other; a noisy dispute can be more public or formal.
- altercation
- An altercation is a noisy argument or fight, often brief and in public; noisy dispute is slightly more formal and can last longer.
- controversy
- Controversy is a public disagreement about ideas, often in the media; a noisy dispute is more direct and involves loud arguing.
Opposites
Commonly confused: noisy dispute or noisy confusion?
noisy dispute vs noisy confusion
Noisy confusion is a state of disorder and loud noise, not necessarily an argument; a noisy dispute is a specific loud argument.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'noisy dispute' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Noisy dispute' means a loud argument about something, so 'about the new rules' fits. The library is usually quiet, and the other options misuse the phrase for feelings or contradict its meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “noisy dispute”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.