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   Quar·rel

   /ˈkwôrəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms: "she made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John"
   • ▪ a reason for disagreement with a person, group, or principle: "we have no quarrel with the people of the country, only with the dictator"

   verb

   • 1. have a heated argument or disagreement: "stop quarreling with your sister"
   • ▪ take exception to or disagree with (something): "some people quarrel with this approach"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. quarreler noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   quarrel. noun. /ˈkwɒrəl/. /ˈkwɑːrəl/. Idioms. [countable] an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter. a family quarrel. quarrel with somebody He had had a quarrel with his brother. He got involved in a quarrel with his neighbour.

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   an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations. Synonyms: fight, difference, controversy, contention, argument. a cause of dispute, complaint, or hostile feeling: She has no quarrel with her present salary.

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   QUARREL meaning: 1. an argument: 2. to not disagree with someone or something: 3. to have an argument with…. Learn more.

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   quarrel definition: 1. an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups: 2. to have an angry disagreement…. Learn more.

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   quarrel. noun. /ˈkwɔrəl/ , /ˈkwɑrəl/. [countable] quarrel (with somebody/between A and B) (about/over something) an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter a family quarrel He did not mention the quarrel with his wife. They had a quarrel about money.

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   Definitions of 'quarrel'. 1. A quarrel is an angry argument between two or more friends or family members. [...] 2. When two or more people quarrel, they have an angry argument. [...] 3. If you say that you have no quarrel with someone or something, you mean that you do not disagree with them.

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   quarrel meaning, definition, what is quarrel: an angry argument or disagreement: Learn more.

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   Define quarrel. quarrel synonyms, quarrel pronunciation, quarrel translation, English dictionary definition of quarrel. n. 1. An interaction in which the parties involved express angry disagreement with one another: I changed the subject to avoid being drawn into a quarrel....

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    Quarrel definition, an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations. See more.

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    Definition of quarrel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.