n. 1 dispute, argument, disagreement, debate, controversy, discord, difference (of opinion), contention, misunderstanding; wrangle, tiff, row, squabble, altercation, set-to, scuffle, feud, fight, fray, fracas, brawl, Donnybrook, mêlée or melee, riot, battle (royal), Colloq dust-up, barney, scrap, US spat I have no quarrel with my accountant - it's the tax man that's the problem A quarrel broke out over whose turn it was to wash the dishes.
v. 2 argue, disagree, dispute, altercate, have an altercation, differ, wrangle, be at odds or loggerheads, clash, squabble, feud, fight, brawl, battle, Colloq fall out, scrap When we were children, my sister and I quarrelled all the time, but we still loved each other