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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The reason for tension is that today the Moon is at odds with Mars and the Sun.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
But these endorsements stand at odds with other statements Kennedy has made that cast doubt on vaccine safety and have falsely linked vaccines with autism.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
TelevisaUnivision networks went dark September 30, at the same time YouTube TV was also at odds with NBCUniversal.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
This sense of visual jazz can be felt in scenes where handheld shooting was embraced, as in the film’s flashback scene in which Armando and his wife Fátima find themselves at odds with rising fascism during a fateful dinner.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
But these endorsements stand at odds with other statements Kennedy has made that cast doubt on vaccine safety and have falsely linked vaccines with autism.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
TelevisaUnivision networks went dark September 30, at the same time YouTube TV was also at odds with NBCUniversal.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
This sense of visual jazz can be felt in scenes where handheld shooting was embraced, as in the film’s flashback scene in which Armando and his wife Fátima find themselves at odds with rising fascism during a fateful dinner.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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