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disagreement
A state in which there is no agreement of opinions or intentions between several people or groups; disagreement or discord.
In der Fraktion herrschte große Uneinigkeit über den richtigen Kurs.
There was major disagreement within the parliamentary group about the right course.
The word consists of the prefix 'Un-' (a negation) and the noun 'Einigkeit' (unity / agreement). 'Einigkeit' means agreement. So 'Uneinigkeit' is literally the state in which there is no agreement.
Die Uneinigkeit der Geschwister führte zu einem langen Streit.
The siblings' disagreement led to a long argument.
'Uneinigkeit' is often used with the verbs 'herrschen' (to prevail / exist) or 'bestehen' (to exist) to describe a state of disagreement. Both verbs are very common in this context.
Zwischen den Parteien herrscht Uneinigkeit über die Finanzierung des Projekts.
There is disagreement between the parties about the financing of the project.
To name the topic of the disagreement, you use the preposition 'über' (about / over) with the accusative. You say 'Uneinigkeit über etwas' (disagreement about something).
Im Team gab es Uneinigkeit über die beste Strategie.
There was disagreement in the team about the best strategy.
argument / dispute
An argument is an openly conducted conflict between people or groups. Uneinigkeit, by contrast, initially only means that there is no shared opinion or intention and can remain factual. Use Uneinigkeit without necessary confrontation, and Streit when the conflict is openly acted out.
Bei der Abstimmung zeigte sich Uneinigkeit über den Termin.
The vote revealed disagreement over the date.
Die Mitglieder gerieten über den Termin in Streit.
The members got into an argument over the date.
