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US/ˈkwɔːr.əl/
UK/ˈkwɒr.əl/
an angry argument between people who usually know each other well
In context
The brothers had a quarrel over who should look after their mother.
It was only a small quarrel, and they made up the next day.
I have no quarrel with the plan itself, only with its timing.
Words that go with quarrel
verb + noun
- have a quarrelThe couple had a quarrel about money on their wedding day.
adjective + noun
- bitter quarrelA bitter quarrel split the family for many years.
noun + preposition
- quarrel overTheir quarrel over the land went on for decades.
- quarrel withOur neighbors are in a long quarrel with the council about parking.
noun + noun
- family quarrelTết can bring old family quarrels back to the surface.