- [countable] an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter
- a family quarrel
- quarrel with somebody He had had a quarrel with his brother.
- He got involved in a quarrel with his neighbour.
- quarrel about something They had a quarrel about money.
- quarrel over something a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land
- quarrel between A and B Were you at any time aware of a quarrel between the two of them?
- quarrel (with somebody/between A and B) (about/over something) Paul's incessant quarrels with his sisters over investments
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
- break out
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
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- [uncountable] quarrel (with somebody/something) (especially in negative sentences) a reason for complaining about somebody/something or for disagreeing with somebody/something
- We have no quarrel with his methods.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- Our quarrel is not with the people, but with their leader.
- We have no quarrel with their plans, in fact we support them.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
- break out
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.
Idioms
See quarrel in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarypick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)
- to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody
- He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
- She tried to pick a quarrel with me.
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