disputed

1. 1.

   subject to disagreement and debate

   Similarcontroversial

Questions about disputed

What does disputed mean?

disputed means "subject to disagreement and debate".

How many syllables are in disputed?

disputed has 3 syllables: di-spu-ted. The stress falls on "spu". In IPA it is /dɪˈspjutəd/.

Is disputed a common word?

disputed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.