quarrel
1an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
a cause of dispute, complaint, or hostile feeling: She has no quarrel with her present salary.
to disagree angrily; squabble; wrangle.
to end a friendship as a result of a disagreement.
to make a complaint; find fault.
Origin of quarrel
1synonym study For quarrel
Other words for quarrel
Other words from quarrel
- quar·rel·er, noun
- quar·rel·ing·ly, adverb
- un·quar·rel·ing, adjective
- un·quar·rel·ling, adjective
Words Nearby quarrel
Other definitions for quarrel (2 of 2)
a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
Also quarry. a small, square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, as used in latticed windows.
any of various tools with pyramidal heads.
Origin of quarrel
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use quarrel in a sentence
Many of the Djiboutian troops come from parts of the impoverished country where quarrels are often settled with fists, rocks or shards of glass, and some have the scars to prove it.
America’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. But in the Horn of Africa, Its War on Terror Rages On | W.J. Hennigan/Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti | September 30, 2021 | TimeAfter the quarrel, Tinterova allegedly went for a walk at night along a lonely road in the rural countryside.
How Did This Couple’s Holiday End With a Woman Gunned Down? | Jeremy Kryt | September 30, 2021 | The Daily BeastThe report also claims that some people believed they were lovers and having a lover’s quarrel in the elevator.
Why it took 100 years for America to learn about the Tulsa massacre | Fabiola Cineas | May 30, 2021 | VoxOthers wondered if the two had been sweet on each other and had a sort of lovers’ quarrel.
To find answers about the 1921 race massacre, Tulsa digs up its painful past | Helen Thompson | May 27, 2021 | Science NewsIn May 2018, however, the statue suddenly became the center of a quarrel that went far beyond local sensibilities.
A City Tried to Move a Monument. The Fight That Ensued Shows the Power of History | Keith Lowe | December 8, 2020 | Time
Their quarrel is with more recently formed verbs like incentivize.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With | Nick Romeo | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen quiet, he realized that the quarrel was a metaphor for the Arab-Israeli conflict.
For whenever I did so I was always reminded of that unfortunate quarrel.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer | John Suchet | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI share their concern about government, but this is not a quarrel with our government in Washington.
Tea Party Strikes Out Against the Atlanta Braves | Patricia Murphy | November 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can quarrel with that decision in all sorts of ways, but it is the worker, not the company, who gets most of the benefit.
Why Can't Companies Find the Workers they Need? | Megan McArdle | November 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe consequence of this quarrel was that, early in 1794, he found himself accused as a ci-devant noble.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut he would not quarrel with so old a man as Monsieur Farival, so he quarreled with Mariequita.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinVillerias had another quarrel of this sort with the latter, after which they were quite friendly.
Suppose a quarrel breaks out in a branch association and two parties are formed, which of them is entitled to the property?
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesSometimes a quarrel springs up in one of these associations, the members divide, who shall have the property?
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for quarrel (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkwɒrəl) /
an angry disagreement; argument
a cause of disagreement or dispute; grievance
to engage in a disagreement or dispute; argue
to find fault; complain
Origin of quarrel
1Derived forms of quarrel
- quarreller or US quarreler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for quarrel (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkwɒrəl) /
an arrow having a four-edged head, fired from a crossbow
a small square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, usually one of many in a fixed or casement window and framed with lead
Origin of quarrel
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with quarrel
see pick a quarrel.
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