at odds

phrase

: 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 + with

The two groups have long been at odds with each other.

He was completely at oddswith the way the problem was being handled.

The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.

Examples of at odds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My students are simultaneously cerebral readers and emotional ones, and those feelings can be at odds with each other, sometimes. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Kardashian appearing on the show over Meghan would cause quite a stir, seeing as the two were recently at odds. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Meskel wrote on X that Ethiopia’s pursuit of access to the sea had rattled Eritrea and Somalia, while its move to host militia training in support of Sudan's militia had put Ethiopia at odds with its neighbors. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

The owners of a two-acre lot in downtown Fort Lauderdale are at odds with the Broward County Property Appraiser's Office over bananas growing on the property. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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