n. 1. An interaction in which the parties involved express angry disagreement with one another: I changed the subject to avoid being drawn into a quarrel. 2. A reason for a dispute or argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee. intr.v. quar·reled, quar·rel·ing, quar·rels or quar·relled or quar·rel·ling 1. To express angry disagreement; engage in a quarrel: The children quarreled over the last piece of cake. See Synonyms at argue. 2. To find fault or disagree: I quarrel with your conclusions. [Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querēla, from querī, to complain; see kwes- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] quarrel·er (quarrel·ler) n. |
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