flite
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9.9
- noun
- /flaɪt/
- Archaic
:
disputa
- The couple had a heated flite about their vacation plans last night.
Examples
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She broke off the friendship after their flite turned too personal.
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The team's flite over strategy nearly cost them the game.
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A specific focus of FLITE is on Virginia's wine and tourism industries.
Blog text (33) -
Flite, right?
Blog text (21)
Synonyms
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2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
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6.0
A noisy argument between people
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6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
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3.9
Repeated small arguments about unimportant things that annoy people
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5.2
An angry argument with someone
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6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
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4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
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3.7
A short, unimportant argument between people
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6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
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5.6
A small argument between friends or partners that ends quickly
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6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
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3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
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3.5
A strong angry disagreement between people with loud voices
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7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
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2.4
A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly
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6.2
A short angry argument between people
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9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
A bitter, angry argument that causes hard feelings
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flite comes from old Scots and northern English words like flyting that meant 'an exchange of insults' or 'quarrel'. So a flite is simply a noisy argument, which is why we use it for a bitter quarrel today.