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quar·rel
 quarrel
- pronunciation:
- kwaw
r
 l
[or]
kwa
rl
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an angry or bitter disagreement or argument.
- synonyms:
- controversy, disagreement, dispute
- similar words:
- affray, altercation, bicker, conflict, feud, fight, row, skirmish, word
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| definition 2: |
that which causes or stimulates such a disagreement.
I have a quarrel with his methods.- synonyms:
- dispute
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| related words: |
argument, brawl, breach, broil, clash, collision, combat, difference, disagreement, fuss, haggle, miff, misunderstanding, tangle, tiff, tilt |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
quarreled, quarreling, quarrels |
| definition 1: |
to disagree or argue angrily or bitterly.
- synonyms:
- altercate, argue, disagree, dispute
- similar words:
- bicker, brawl, feud, fight, spar, spat, squabble, wrangle
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| definition 2: |
to express disagreement, complain, or find fault.
I quarrel with that proposal.- synonyms:
- differ, disagree
- similar words:
- argue, complain, contend, dispute, dissent, object to
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| related words: |
broil, caterwaul, clash, collide, disagree, quibble, scrap, tangle |
| derivations: |
quarrelingly (adv.), quarreler (n.) |
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