argue to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something:
Those two are always arguing. We rarely argue with each other.have an argument to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing:
She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets.have a row /raʊ/
British English,
have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family:
She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend. The couple at the next table were having a row.quarrel especially British English to argue with someone, especially for a long time and about many different things:
The children quarrel all the time.squabble /ˈskwɒb
əl $ ˈskwɑː-/ to argue about unimportant things:
The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV.fall out with somebody British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them:
I’ve fallen out with my best friend.be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way:
His parents are constantly at each other’s throats. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
argument a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something:
an argument between two drivers over who had right of way A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.row British English,
fight especially American English a loud angry argument with someone, especially your boyfriend, girlfriend, or someone in your family.
Row is also used about a serious disagreement between politicians about important public issues:
There were always fights between my parents. the continuing row over tax increases A few months ago they had a big row, and Steve drove off and spent the weekend in London.disagreement a situation in which people disagree with each other, but without shouting or getting angry:
There were the occasional disagreements about money, but mostly we got on well. Ginny had left the company after a disagreement with her boss.quarrel especially British English an argument, especially one in which people get angry and that lasts a long time.
Quarrel sounds more formal and more serious than
argument or
row:
a bitter family quarrelfeud /fjuːd/ a very bitter argument between two groups, especially families, which lasts for many years and causes people to hate each other:
The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys raged for 20 years.dispute a public or legal argument about something, especially one which continues for a long time:
Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher. The settlement will resolve a long-running dispute over the country’s nuclear program.war/battle of words an argument in which two people or groups criticize each other continuously in public:
The war of words over construction delays at the airport has erupted again.bust-up British English informal a very bad argument, especially one in which people decide to separate from each other:
He had a bust-up with the team manager.shouting match an angry argument in which people shout at each other:
He got into a shouting match with another driver.slanging match British English informal an argument in which people insult each other:
He was sacked after a slanging match with a colleague.argue to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something:
Those two are always arguing. We rarely argue with each other.have an argument to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing:
She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets.have a row /raʊ/
British English,
have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family:
She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend. The couple at the next table were having a row.squabble /ˈskwɒb
əl $ ˈskwɑː-/ to argue about unimportant things:
The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV.fall out with somebody British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them:
I’ve fallen out with my best friend.be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way:
His parents are constantly at each other’s throats. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲