quarrel
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noun- 1.
(countable)A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.
Đồng nghĩa: argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, issue, palaver, quarrel, quibble, row, spat, squabble, tangle, threap, tiff, wrangle
- 2.
(countable)Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.
A few customers in the shop had some quarrels with us, so we called for the manager.
I have no quarrel with her; it’s her partner whom I dislike.
- 3.
(rare, uncountable)A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
- 4.
(countable, historical)(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
Đồng nghĩa: carrel, quarry
- 5.
(countable)(countable, architecture) A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.
Đồng nghĩa: quarry
- 6.
(Northern England, countable)(countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.
Đồng nghĩa: quarry
- 7.
(countable, obsolete, rare)A cutting tool or chisel with a diamond- or square-shaped end.
- 8.
(countable, obsolete)(countable, architecture, obsolete) A small square-shaped opening in window tracery.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, also figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
- 2.
(intransitive)To find fault; to cavil.
to quarrel with one’s lot
- 3.
(intransitive, obsolete)Followed by at: to disagree with; to take offence.
- 4.
(transitive)(transitive, obsolete except Scotland) To argue or squabble with (someone).
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ine-pro From Middle English querele, from querele and Middle French querele, querelle (modern querelle), and from their etymon Latin querēla, querella, from querī + -ēla, -ella. querī (to complain; to bewail, lament; to be indignant) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (to puff; to sigh).