Misagree

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to agree on the basis of a misunderstanding, or without full engagement in what is being agreed to intransitive, nonstandard

    "2023 "On Misagreement: The trap of yeah," by Jamal Cassim, On Sight (blog), Feb 24, 2023 https://jamalcassim.com/on-misagreement/ "But misagreements often just come from the desire to agree.""

Example

More examples

"2023 "On Misagreement: The trap of yeah," by Jamal Cassim, On Sight (blog), Feb 24, 2023 https://jamalcassim.com/on-misagreement/ "But misagreements often just come from the desire to agree.""

Etymology

From mis- + agree.

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