(intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another. / (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss

Disputing; engaged in controversy.

A participant in a dispute.

simple past tense and past participle of dispute

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted. / (of territory) Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispute

plural of dispute

One who disputes.

plural of disputant

Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.