noun / verb
quarrel
KWAHR-ul/ˈkwɑːrəl/
An angry disagreement or taking part in one.
The two adults quarrel with angry expressions and opposing gestures.
Etymology
Latin querella meant a complaint or accusation. The English word could likewise name a ground for complaint, but came to emphasize the angry dispute between people rather than the grievance itself.
In context
That made his father angry, and they quarrelled violently. Charles cut the quarrel short by flinging out of the house in the rain
More examples
- Their quarrel lasted all afternoon.
- She quarreled with him about the noise.
- I have no quarrel with that part of the proposal.
Forms
quarrel · quarrels · quarreled · quarreling
quarrelsome adjective — inclined to argue