dispute

To argue about or contest the truth or validity of something; to engage in a controversy.

• dispute/ˈdɪspjuːt/(n)争议
• disputed/dɪˈspjuːtɪd/(adj)有争议的
• disputant/ˈdɪspjʊtənt/(n)争论者

• dispute a claim
• dispute the findings
• hotly disputed
• labour dispute
• dispute resolution
• undisputed fact

1. 1.The company disputed the regulator's findings, arguing that the methodology used was fundamentally flawed.
2. 2.The boundary has been disputed between the two communities for generations, with no clear resolution in sight.

• contest/kənˈtɛst/— argue against
• challenge/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/— question the validity of
• refute/rɪˈfjuːt/— prove to be wrong

from Latin "disputare" = to weigh, to discuss, from "dis-" + "putare" (to reckon)