ˈkɒn.flɪkt ˈkɑn.flɪkt dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ) diviˈeɪʃən ˈdɪfɹən(t)s ˈdɪs.pjuːt dɪsˈpjuːt dɪsˈpjuːt daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns ɹɪˈmeɪndə ɹəˈmeɪndɚ the quality of being unlike or dissimilar there are many differences between jazz and rock a disagreement or argument about something important he had a dispute with his wife there were irreconcilable differences the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats a variation that deviates from the standard or norm the deviation from the mean the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend a significant change the difference in her is amazing his support made a real difference