quarrels

Angry verbal clashes

Quarrels are angry disputes or arguments, typically between people who know each other: petty quarrels between siblings, lovers' quarrels.

The word suggests relatively minor conflicts rather than serious feuds.

To quarrel is to argue or find fault: I won't quarrel with your decision.

A quarrel is also a short, square-headed arrow for a crossbow—a different word entirely.

disputes

disagreement

Absence of shared opinion

spat · tiff · squabble · altercation · wrangle · row · falling-out · rift · clash · friction

arrows

crossbow

Stock-mounted bow mechanism

shaft · nock · arrowhead · quiver · medieval · siege · windlass · hunting · piercing · ammunition

Categories
Opposites
interpersonal harmony vs. conflict

quarrelsagreements

Formal mutual arrangements

harmony · peace · accord · concord · amity

relational resolution vs. discord

quarrelsreconciliations

Restorations of friendly relations

truces · peacemaking · making up · rapprochements · rapprochement

consensus vs. dispute

quarrelsagreements

Formal mutual arrangements

agrees · consensus · accord · unanimity · concurrence

Phrases
Family

quarrel, quarreling, quarrelsome, quarrelled, quarrelling, quarreled, quarreller, quarreler, quarrelers

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G