take issue

phrase

: to adopt or express an opposed or contrary view or position : disagree

Though a barbecuing Southerner may take issue, Texas-style and Korean barbecue have much in common.

—Anito Lo

—usually used with with

She took issue with the conclusions reached by the study.

Carolyn Nichols, an editor at Bantam, took issue with the notion that romance fiction is escapist.

—Charles Trueheart

Despite the proliferation of all means of communications, from magazines to computers, books remain our chief medium for the full expression of ideas, and for taking issue with those of others.

—Robert R. Harris

Examples of take issue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many also take issue with natural leaf products getting conflated with the 7-OH ones. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

However, investors took issue with the 1% comp growth at Marmaxx. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Marques Brownlee took issue with Haapoja likening generative AI to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (an iconic DSLR known for making shooting in 1080p full HD more affordable for independent filmmakers). — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026

Reddington also took issue with the fact that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the primary resource used to diagnose psychiatric conditions, does not currently recognize postpartum psychosis as its own disorder. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take issue

• reissue