Quarrel

//ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l//

Synonyms for "quarrel" (256 found)

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Verb(2 words)
altercateargufy

Strong matches (76)

Verb(2 words)
disputefind fault

Related words (128)

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Verb(1 words)
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2 entries

Related terms

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Translations

299 translations across 77 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • degame noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • degá noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • grindje noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • sharje noun (dispute or heated argument)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • νεῖκος noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • νεικέω verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • ἐρίζω verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Arabic

3 entries
  • شِجَار noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • نَزَاع noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • تَشَاجَرَ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Armenian

4 entries
  • կռիվ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • վեճ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • գժտվել verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • վիճել verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • mi ntsertu verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Assamese

1 entries
  • কাজিয়া noun (dispute or heated argument)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • dalaşma noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • dava noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • küsülülük noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • küsüşmə noun (dispute or heated argument)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • сва́рка noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • сва́рыцца verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Bengali

1 entries
  • বিবাদ noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • झगड़ा noun (dispute or heated argument)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • iwal noun (dispute or heated argument)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • кавга́ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • караница noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • ка́рам се verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • придирам verb (to find fault — see also cavil)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ရန်ဖြစ် verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Catalan

4 entries
  • baralla noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • cairell noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • cairó noun (square tile — see also quarry tile)
  • plany noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)

Chechen

1 entries
  • дов noun (dispute or heated argument)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏘᏲᏍᏗ noun (dispute or heated argument)

Chinese

2 entries
  • 冤家 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 相罵 /相骂 noun (dispute or heated argument)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 嗌交 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 嘈交 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 詏 /𬣦 verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 吵架 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 吵架 verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • 拌嘴 verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Czech

3 entries
  • hádka noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • spor noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • hádat se verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Danish

3 entries
  • skænderi noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • uenighed noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)
  • skændes verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Dutch

4 entries
  • (ge)ruzie noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • betwisting noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)
  • dispuut noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • dispuut noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • disputo noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • kverelo noun (dispute or heated argument)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kiista noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • kiistely noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • kina noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • riita noun (dispute or heated argument)

French

4 entries
  • carreau noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • dispute noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • querelle noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • se disputer verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Galician

4 entries
  • baralla noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • lea noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • liorta noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • queixa noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)

Georgian

3 entries
  • დავა noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • კამათი noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • კამათი verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

German

4 entries
  • Bolzen noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • Streit noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • sich streiten verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • sich zanken verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Gothic

4 entries
  • 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Greek

4 entries
  • καβγάς noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • λογομαχία noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • τσακωμός noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • καβγαδίζω verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • ריב noun (dispute or heated argument)

Hindi

2 entries
  • झगड़ा noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • झगड़ना verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • burkolólap noun (square tile — see also quarry tile)
  • mozaiklap noun (square tile — see also quarry tile)
  • perpatvar noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • veszekedés noun (dispute or heated argument)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • riita noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • riijellä verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Irish

4 entries
  • bruíon noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • clampar noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • imreas noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • bruíon verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Italian

4 entries
  • battibecco noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • bisticcio noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • diatriba noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • discussione noun (dispute or heated argument)

Japanese

4 entries
  • タイル noun (square tile — see also quarry tile)
  • 口喧嘩 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 口論 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 言い争い noun (dispute or heated argument)

Kashmiri

2 entries
  • جٔگڑٕ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • لَڑٲے noun (dispute or heated argument)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ជម្លោះ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • ឈ្លោះ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Korean

4 entries
  • 다툼 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 말다툼 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 말싸움 noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • 말씨름 noun (dispute or heated argument)

Lao

3 entries
  • ຖຽງ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • ທະເລາະ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • ປະແກກ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Latin

2 entries
  • iūrgium noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • iurgō verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Latvian

1 entries
  • ķilda noun (dispute or heated argument)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • ка́вга noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • кара́ница noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • се препира verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Malay

2 entries
  • pergaduhan noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • bergaduh verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Middle English

1 entries
  • flyten verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • хэрүүл noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • муудалцах verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • хэрэлдэх verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Māori

4 entries
  • taute noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • whakatete noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • wheinga noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • tarahae verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Nepali

2 entries
  • झगडा noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • झगडा गर्नु verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • krangel noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • krangle verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • نزاع noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • پرخاش noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • چكیش noun (dispute or heated argument)

Persian

3 entries
  • دعوا noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • غوغا noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • ستیزیدن verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Zank noun (dispute or heated argument)

Polish

4 entries
  • awantura noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • bełt noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • kłótnia noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • spięcie noun (dispute or heated argument)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • discussão noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • quadrelo noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • queixa noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)
  • querela noun (dispute or heated argument)

Romanian

3 entries
  • ceartă noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • a se certa verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • interveni într-o ceartă verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Russian

4 entries
  • болт noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • перебра́нка noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • спор noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • ссо́ра noun (dispute or heated argument)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • connsachadh noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • trod noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • connsaich verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • troid verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kavga noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • svađa noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • кавга noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • свађа noun (dispute or heated argument)

Slovak

3 entries
  • hádka noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • spor noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • hádať sa verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Slovene

2 entries
  • prepir noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • prepirati se verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Spanish

4 entries
  • brega noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • discusión noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • pelea noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • pelotera noun (dispute or heated argument)

Swedish

4 entries
  • dispyt noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • gräl noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • oenighet noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)
  • skäkta noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)

Sylheti

2 entries
  • ꠇꠣꠎꠤꠀ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • ꠖꠞ꠆ꠛꠣꠞ noun (dispute or heated argument)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • away noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • away noun (basis or ground of dispute or objection — see also complaint)
  • mag-away verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • makipag-away verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Tajik

1 entries
  • ғавғо noun (dispute or heated argument)

Thai

3 entries
  • การทะเลาะ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • ทะเลาะ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • พิพาท verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • śalna noun (dispute or heated argument)

Turkish

3 entries
  • dalaş noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • kavga noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • çıngar noun (dispute or heated argument)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • болт noun (arrow or bolt for a crossbow or arbalest)
  • сва́рка noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • сва́ритися verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Unami

1 entries
  • mahtëtunhe verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Urdu

2 entries
  • جھگڑا noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • جھگڑا کرنا verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • janjal noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • nizo noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • urish noun (dispute or heated argument)

Venetan

2 entries
  • bèga noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • begar verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • cãi cọ noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • cãi vã noun (dispute or heated argument)
  • cãi cọ verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)
  • cãi vã verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ffraeo verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • צעקריגן זיך verb (to argue strongly, contend, squabble)

Sample sentences

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What was the cause of your quarrel?

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I had a quarrel with him over money.

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Whenever they meet, they quarrel.

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Many a quarrel comes about through a misunderstanding.

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