quarrel

Quarrel means a fight or dispute.

(noun)

An example of quarrel is a disagreement between two children as to who a toy belongs to.

Quarrel is defined as to find fault or argue with someone.

(verb)

An example of quarrel is for a teenager to debate with his mother over his curfew.

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See quarrel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a bolt or arrow with a quadrangular head, shot from a crossbow
  2. a small, diamond-shaped or square pane of glass, as in a latticed window

Origin: ME quarel < OFr < ML querellus < VL *quadrellum, dim. of L quadrus, a square

noun

  1. a cause for dispute
  2. a dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment
  3. a falling out; breaking up of friendly relations

Origin: ME quarel < OFr querele < L querela, complaint < queri, to complain, lament < IE base *wes-, to pant, snort > wheeze

intransitive verb quarreled or quarrelled, quarreling or quarrelling

  1. to find fault; complain
  2. to dispute heatedly
  3. to have a breach in friendship

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See quarrel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An angry dispute; an altercation.
  2. A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.
intransitive verb quar·reled or quar·relled, quar·rel·ing or quar·rel·ling, quar·rels
  1. To engage in a quarrel; dispute angrily. See Synonyms at argue.
  2. To disagree; differ: I quarrel with your conclusions.
  3. To find fault; complain.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English querele

Origin: , from Old French, complaint

Origin: , from Latin querella, querēla

Origin: , from querī, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • quarˈrel·er, quarˈrel·ler noun

noun
  1. A bolt for a crossbow.
  2. A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head.
  3. A small diamond-shaped or square pane of glass in a latticed window.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English quarel

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus

Origin: , diminutive of Late Latin quadrus, square

Origin: , from Latin quadrum; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots

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