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quarreller Definition


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quarrel
noun
    1. An angry disagreement or argument.
      Thesaurus: argument, dispute, disagreement, contention, spat, bickering, squabbling, fracas, fuss; Antonym: agreement, harmony.
    2. A cause of such disagreement; a complaint.
    3. A break in a friendship; a breach or rupture.
verb, intr quarrelled, quarrelling, quarreled, quarreling
    1. To argue or dispute angrily.
      Thesaurus: argue, fight, bicker, dispute, object, squabble.
    2. To fall out; to disagree and remain on bad terms.
      Thesaurus: differ, disagree, fall out, be at loggerheads; Antonym: agree.
    3. To find fault with them or it.
      Form: quarrel with someone (usually)
      Form: quarrel with something
Derivative: quarreller
noun
    Derivative: quarrelling
    adj, noun
      Etymology: 13c: from Latin querela, from queri to complain.



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