Meanings
nounmisagreement (countable and uncountable, plural misagreements)
plural misagreements
- countableuncountablegrammarWhen the number (singular vs plural in subject and verb do not match. or when the tense of verbs in a sentence does not correspond (less commonly used in this sense than disagreement)
The misagreement in number (singular vs. plural) between subject and verb is caused by subject number ambiguity, either intrinsic (the subject itself) or extrinsic (the effect of subject modification).
2020 "Good Writing Practice: Grammatical misagreement in number," Medical Writing, 29(3): 98-99 (Sept. 2020) - countablenonstandarduncountableAn apparent agreement that is flawed in its formulation, or entered into with misunderstanding of or inattention to its intent or details
But misagreements often just come from the desire to agree.
2023 "On Misagreement: The trap of yeah," by Jamal Cassim, On Sight (blog), Feb 24, 2023
Origin
From mis- + agreement or misagree + -ment.
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