quarrel

CEFRB1

/ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An angry argument between people.

  2. 02

    verb

    To argue angrily with someone.

Examples

  • I had a quarrel with him over money.

  • What was the cause of your quarrel?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.

  2. Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.

  3. A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

More examples

In context

  • A few customers in the shop had some quarrels with us, so we called for the manager.

  • I have no quarrel with her; it’s her partner whom I dislike.

  • We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English querele (“altercation, dispute; argument, debate; armed combat; trial by combat; basis for dispute, complaint; claim, legal suit; a lament; illness”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman querele [and other forms] and Middle French querele, querelle (“altercation, dispute; basis for dispute; side in a dispute; complaint; accusation; legal suit; lament; problem”) (modern French querelle), and from their etymon Latin querēla, querella (“dispute; argument; complaint, grievance; legal complaint; lament; illness”), from querī + -ēla, -ella (suffix forming nouns). querī (“to complain; to bewail, lament; to be indignant”) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to puff; to sigh”...