disputed

Etymology

adj

  1. Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
    The theory, though common, was widely disputed.
    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. (of territory) Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of dispute
    They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.

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