disputed

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpjuːtɪd/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧put‧ed

disputed (comparative more disputed, superlative most disputed)

1. Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

   The theory, though common, was widely disputed.

   • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎^[1], page 13:

     The etymology of the term Japlish is disputed and contentiously so.

2. (of territory) Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

disputed

1. simple past and past participle of dispute

   They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.

• disputedly