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n. noisy quarrel

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

disagreement

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble

n. disorderly fighting

argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument

n. the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought

n. thinking that is coherent and logical

brawl, free-for-all

n. a noisy fight in a crowd

melee, scrimmage, battle royal

n. a noisy riotous fight

feud

n. a bitter quarrel between two parties

fight, combat, fighting

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

struggle, battle, conflict

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

brush, encounter, clash, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

tilt, contention, argument, controversy, contestation, arguing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

engagement, fight, battle

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

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