at odds
idiom
: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
—often + withThe two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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On the hit show, their characters were often at odds, but offscreen, it's always been nothing but love between the two actors.
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Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Large companies require a level of bureaucracy and specialization that is often at odds with building something new.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
This new age will be defined by a competence and the compassion that have too long been placed at odds with one another.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
This new age will be defined by a competence and a compassion that have too long been placed at odds with one another.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Large companies require a level of bureaucracy and specialization that is often at odds with building something new.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
This new age will be defined by a competence and the compassion that have too long been placed at odds with one another.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
This new age will be defined by a competence and a compassion that have too long been placed at odds with one another.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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