misagree

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ agree.

Verb

misagree (third-person singular simple present misagrees, present participle misagreeing, simple past and past participle misagreed)

1. (intransitive, nonstandard) to agree on the basis of a misunderstanding, or without full engagement in what is being agreed to
   • 2023 "On Misagreement: The trap of yeah," by Jamal Cassim, On Sight (blog), Feb 24, 2023 https://jamalcassim.com/on-misagreement/

     "But misagreements often just come from the desire to agree."

Usage notes

This non-standard term might be used descriptively ("It seems that they misagreed"), but unlike agree or disagree, not declaratively ("I misagree with you").

Derived terms

• misagreement

References

• “misagree”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.
• Goong.com, "misagree" (accessed 5 Jan. 2025)