disputed

comparative more disputed · superlative most disputed

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

   The theory, though common, was widely disputed.

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

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

2. Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

   Claimed by both India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, the 10,000-square-mile region known as Baltistan (population 224,000) is part of the disputed territory of Kashmir.

   1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 532

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of dispute

   They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.