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

simple past tense and past participle of dispute

(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

An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. / (uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.

One who disputes.

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

plural of disputer

In a disputative manner.

The quality of being disputative.

The act of disputing; a dispute or argument. / A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.