quarrel
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈkwɔrəl/
:
disputa
- The two friends settled their differences after the quarrel over a game.
- a family quarrel
- a petty quarrel
- a bitter quarrel
And So what he doesn't realize is that his quarrel is with my creator.
- And So what he doesn't realize is that his quarrel is with my creator.
- So as Madan says, they'd come from from here to they'd come here to settle their quarrels.
- And so a whole new set of quarrels has broken out as a result of all an unexpected and quite different situation.
Examples
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After their quarrel, they avoided each other for days until they finally reconciled.
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This isn't the place for a family quarrel.
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I have no personal quarrel with you.
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"We have no quarrel with France."
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I have no quarrel with anyone.
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Your quarrel... is with me.
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Both states claimed those mines and it was a quarrel that was really just about money.
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I seek no quarrel with you, my stout fellow.
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We've had a quarrel since the day we met.
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Accept the senate reservations and get this awful quarrel settled.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
617
2.3
A disagreement between people that is often angry
384
3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
268
1.6
A situation when people do not have the same opinion
138
8.0
A complaint or argument between people
105
3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
52
6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
42
3.9
Repeated small arguments about unimportant things that annoy people
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5.2
An angry argument with someone
34
6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
27
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
24
3.7
A short, unimportant argument between people
16
6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
15
6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
7
3.5
A strong angry disagreement between people with loud voices
5
7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
2
7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
1
9.9
An argument between people that uses angry words
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
1
3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
1
9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
A bitter, angry argument that causes hard feelings
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word quarrel for an angry argument comes from an old word meaning 'complaint' or 'to complain', so a quarrel is when people voice strong complaints at each other.