n. Function: noun
a usually verbal dispute marked by anger or discord FF1C; a quarrel over who would drive the car FF1E;
Synonyms: altercation, ||barney, beef, bickering, brabble, brannigan, brawl, controversy, difficulty, dispute, dust, dustup, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fight, fracas, fuss, hassle, imbroglio, knock-down-and-drag-out, miff, ||prabble, ||pribble, rhubarb, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, spat, squabble, squall, tiff, to-and-fro, word(s), wrangle; compare BRAWL 2
Related Words: battle royal, catfight; affray, bobbery, broil, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, ruction, rumpus, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle; conflict, contention, difference, discord, dissension, strife, variance; disagreement, misunderstanding
Idioms: ||pribbles and prabbles
Contrasted Words: accord, concord, harmony; agreement, likemindedness, understanding, unity