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misagree

verb

Etymology

From mis- + agree.

  1. derived from *gʷerH-✻
  2. derived from ad — “to”
  3. derived from agreer
  4. inherited from agreen
  5. prefixed as misagree — “mis + agree”

Definitions

  1. to agree on the basis of a misunderstanding, or without full engagement in what is being…

    to agree on the basis of a misunderstanding, or without full engagement in what is being agreed to

    • 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."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA