misagree

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ agree.

Verb

misagree (third-person singular simple present misagrees, present participle misagreeing, simple past and past participle misagreed)

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

Usage notes

This non-standard term might be used descriptively ("It seems that they misagreed"), but unlike agree or disagree, not declaratively ("I misagree with you").

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