English → Latin
“disagreement” in Latin
dissēnsiōdisagreement, quarrel; dissension, conflictdiscidiumseparation, divorce; discord, disagreementdiscordiadisagreement, dissension, variance, discordpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distributerēsthing, object, stuff; matter, issue, subject, topic; affair, event
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disagreement
dissensio (in aliqua re: de re: difference of opinion; then = a misunderstanding or dispute, as the consequence of such difference; and difference generally, of things; e.g., utilium cum honestis, Cic.): dissidium (the alienation of persons, and breaking off of their intercourse; of two persons or parties: ☞ not to be confounded with discidium = a local separation). (The words are found in this connection and order.) dissensio ac dissidium; dissidium ac dissensio: discordia (want of harmony; the aiming at different ends; hence, also, of things, rerum): an amicable disagreement, sine acerbitate dissensio. Amongst those who maintain the existence of the gods, there is so much disagreement, etc., qui deos esse dixerunt, in tanta sunt varietate ac dissensione constituti, ut, etc. Vid. DIFFERENCE, QUARREL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disagreement?
- The usual Latin words for “disagreement” are dissēnsiō, discidium, discordia; also partiō, rēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.