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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːrgjʊmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑrgjəmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(är′gyə mənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ar•gu•ment /ˈɑrgyəmənt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] a disagreement or quarrel in words.
  2. [countable] a discussion involving differing points of view;
    debate.
  3. a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point:[countable]an argument in favor of disarmament.
  4. discourse intended to persuade:[uncountable]Argument proved useless.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ar•gu•ment  (är′gyə mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an oral disagreement;
    verbal opposition;
    contention;
    altercation:a violent argument.
  2. a discussion involving differing points of view;
    debate:They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
  3. a process of reasoning;
    series of reasons:I couldn't follow his argument.
  4. a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point:This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
  5. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade;
    persuasive discourse.
  6. subject matter;
    theme:The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
  7. Literaturean abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, or of sections of such a work.
  8. Mathematics
    • an independent variable of a function.
    • Also called amplitude. the angle made by a given vector with the reference axis.
    • Mathematicsthe angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in polar coordinates. Cf. principal argument.
  9. Computinga variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function name and used to calculate the function.
  10. [Obs.]
    • evidence or proof.
    • a matter of contention.
  • Latin argūmentum. See argue, -ment
  • Old French)
  • Middle English (1325–75
    1. Argument, controversy, dispute imply the expression of opinions for and against some idea. An argument usually arises from a disagreement between two persons, each of whom advances facts supporting his or her own point of view. A controversy or a dispute may involve two or more persons. A dispute is an oral contention, usually brief, and often of a heated, angry, or undignified character:a violent dispute over a purchase.A controversy is an oral or written expression of contrary opinions, and may be dignified and of some duration:a political controversy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
argument /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ n
  1. a quarrel; altercation
  2. a discussion in which reasons are put forward in support of and against a proposition, proposal, or case; debate
  3. (sometimes plural) a point or series of reasons presented to support or oppose a proposition
  4. a summary of the plot or subject of a book, etc
  5. a process of deductive or inductive reasoning that purports to show its conclusion to be true
  6. an obsolete name for the middle term of a syllogism
  7. an element to which an operation, function, predicate, etc, applies, esp the independent variable of a function
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Collocations: a [stupid, valid, strong, compelling, well thought out] argument, [oral, written, reasoned, logical] argument, as [outlined, detailed] by the [following, above] argument, more...

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''Lose your argument'' in American English
(listen) to the argument
2nd Conditional: He wouldn't talk to me if I had an argument with his Mum.
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