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单词 argument
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argumentar‧gu‧ment /ˈɑːɡjəmənt $ ˈɑːr-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.
  • Do you agree with the argument that violence on TV makes people behave violently?
  • I'm sorry I'm not in a good mood. I had an argument with my husband this morning.
  • My sister and I had a terrible argument last night.
  • Phil got into an argument with a guy at the bar.
  • Rose presented a good argument.
  • The main argument against smoking is that it's bad for your health.
  • What are the arguments for the legalization of cannabis?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In his mind Cameron continued the argument throughout the meal.
  • It is not clear how much of the argument is really about policy, and how much about personality.
  • Just stick to your argument that the dealer said you'd make a certain profit.
  • Learn to study footnotes for further information and as clues to the scholarship and plausibility of the historian's arguments.
  • Testimony ended Wednesday afternoon, and attorneys are to give closing arguments Thursday.
  • This provides an important argument for the lead causes-hyperactivity hypothesis.
  • We can regard the statistical argument about numbers of planets as an argument of last resort.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
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.
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.
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.
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 quarrel
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.
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.
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.
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.
an angry argument in which people shout at each other: · He got into a shouting match with another driver.
British English informal an argument in which people insult each other: · He was sacked after a slanging match with a colleague.
an argument that is not very serious
an argument about something that is not important: · There were the usual squabbles between brothers and sisters.· Voters are tired of petty squabbles between party leaders.
informal an argument that is not very serious, between people who are in love: · Gary had a bit of a tiff with his girlfriend.
a slight argument – a rather formal word which is often used humorously: · There was a slight misunderstanding over the bill, but everything’s been sorted out now.
a short argument, especially between politicians or sports opponents: · Evans and O'Brien had several political skirmishes.
Longman Language Activatoran argument
when people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something: have an argument: · My sister and I had a terrible argument last night.argument about/over: · A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.argument with: · I'm sorry I'm not in a good mood. I had an argument with my husband this morning.get into an argument (=to start arguing, without intending to): · Phil got into an argument with a guy at the bar.
British a loud angry argument that continues for a short time between people who know each other well. Row is also used about a serious disagreement between politicians concerning important public matters: · There were always rows when my dad got home.· The World Trade Organization will give the two countries 60 days to end their row.row over: · The newspapers are full of stories about the continuing row over private education.blazing row (=a very angry, noisy argument): · The couple in the house next door were having a blazing row.big row: · A few months ago they had a big row, and Steve drove off and spent the weekend in London.
an angry argument between people who know each other well: · a family quarrelquarrel with: · I was tired of these stupid quarrels with my parents.have a quarrel: · They had some sort of quarrel years ago, and they haven't spoken to each other since.
a situation in which people disagree with each other, but without shouting or getting angry: disagreement about/over: · There were the occasional disagreements about money, but mostly we got on well.disagreement with: · Ginny had left the company after a disagreement with her boss.disagreement between: · This bill will never be passed if disagreements between Democrats and Republicans aren't settled soon.
formal when two people, organizations, or countries publicly disagree and argue with each other about something important: dispute over/about: · The dispute over weapons inspections is likely to be the main topic of tomorrow's meeting.dispute with: · Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher.dispute between: · Representatives from both sides met late last night in an attempt to settle the budget dispute between Congress and the President.settle a dispute (=end it by agreement): · All efforts to settle the dispute have so far failed.
British informal a very bad quarrel or fight: · After the bust-up, I didn't see Rick for several weeks.have a big bust-up: · She and her boyfriend had a big bust-up over who was supposed to look after the kids.bust-up with: · Christie was involved in an angry bust-up with reporters and photographers outside the courtroom.
a very short argument between people or groups, especially in a formal or official situation such as a political meeting: · During angry exchanges in Parliament the Prime Minister said he would not change existing policies.heated exchange (=an angry exchange): · A series of heated exchanges between the two governments followed.
a serious argument that comes at the end of a period of time during which there has been a lot of disagreement and angry feelings: · Everyone in the office knew that there would be a showdown sooner or later, the way things were going.· The Senate moved toward another showdown with the President over the budget.
an unpleasant and often violent situation between two groups, especially families, in which people have been arguing for so long that they cannot remember the cause of it: · The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys raged for 20 years.· He has been accused of letting personal feuds affect his judgement.
why something is right or should be done
: reason (why/that) · The reason why we need these laws is to protect children from violent adults.reason to do something · I can think of lots of reasons to get married.· You may be dissatisfied, but is that sufficient reason to resign?have every reason to do something (=to have very good reasons for doing something) · We have every reason to believe he is guilty.with good reason (=when it is right or fair that someone does something) · The school is proud of its record, and with good reason.
one of the reasons that someone uses to try to persuade someone to agree with them: argument that: · Do you agree with the argument that violence on TV makes people behave violently?argument for/against (=a reason why something should or should not be done): · What are the arguments for the legalization of cannabis?· The main argument against smoking is that it's bad for your health.
a good reason for doing something that seems wrong: · She had her residence permit taken away, without any justificationjustification for: · There's no justification for cruelty.justification for doing something: · What justification can there be for paying women lower wages?
the reason that makes it right or fair for someone to do something - use this especially in legal or official contexts: grounds for: · Is mental cruelty sufficient grounds for divorce?on the grounds of something (=for this reason): · He had been fired from his job on the grounds of incompetence.· On what grounds are you claiming compensation?on the grounds that: · She was prohibited from speaking to the students on the grounds that it would stir up trouble.
a strong reason that makes you think you are right to feel or behave in a particular way: cause to do something: · I've never had any cause to complain about my doctor.with good/just cause formal: · He no longer loved her, and with just cause, because she had betrayed him.without good/just cause formal: · We have little sympathy for people who leave their jobs without just cause.cause for complaint/alarm/concern etc: · The child's behaviour is giving us cause for concern.· There is no cause for alarm about the safety of drinking water.
formal the reason or series of reasons that someone has used to support a plan, suggestion, change etc: rationale for/behind: · In the document he explains the rationale for his plan to build a car for the African market.· If you do not understand the rationale behind any action you are asked to take, be sure to find out.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· I could hear my parents having an argument downstairs.
· She didn’t want to get into another argument about money.· I left to avoid becoming involved in an argument.
· He was deliberately trying to start an argument.· Money often causes arguments.
· I was anxious to avoid an argument.
· The party hopes to win the argument about how to reform the health system.· The first one who resorts to violence is usually the one who’s lost the argument.
(=it starts)· The men were drunk and an argument soon broke out.
(=a big argument suddenly starts)· A bitter argument erupted between the brothers over who should inherit the money.
adjectives
· There was a big argument about whether we should move to a new house.
(=involving very strong feelings)· Someone was having a heated argument with a police officer.
· There are bitter arguments about whether he was a hero or a war criminal.
· As soon as she had gone a furious argument broke out.
· The singer was hurt in a violent argument with her husband.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The country now faces a bitter debate over the issue.
(=the main set of reasons for or against something)· Let’s consider the central argument for reducing the voting age.
 a cogent argument for banning the drug
 Galileo was able to confute the argument that the Sun moved around the Earth.
 He was determined to counter the bribery allegations.
 I became embroiled in an argument with the taxi driver.
 There was a furious row over the proposals.
 It seemed useless to pursue this line of questioning. Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack.
 He paused for a moment as if to marshal his thoughts.
British English I had a massive argument with her.
 a persuasive argument against capital punishment
 the main plank of their argument a central plank of our policy
(=reasons that make you think that something must be true)
· He rejected the arguments put forward by the company’s lawyers.
· Nuclear weapons are so absurd that rational argument about their use is scarcely possible.
 The evidence was clear, and there was little room for doubt.
· Every effort was made to settle the dispute, without success.
 Oh, don’t go trying to start an argument.
 the increasingly sterile debate on political reform
 Plato draws all the strands of the argument together.
· None of these arguments are valid.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· There can be no further arguments about gaps or overlaps.· Your contribution may well resolve some of this difference or create more conflicting points for further argument.· One further argument is used by defenders of the statusquo.· The taxpayers indicated that they wished to present further argument on these points.· Before parting with the case, we should refer to a further argument mounted by Mr. Thornton.· After further argument and discussion, an Act was passed to amend the 1959 Mental Health Act.· She could find no further arguments or resistance.· For journalists, two further arguments are important.
· The main argument was, of course, the overcrowding of city graveyards, to which we have already referred.· Here are some of the main arguments for and against the private property rights bill.· Let us get back to the main argument.· Seventeen years after his election, the country accepts his main argument: for lower taxes and smaller, fewer Washington-controlled programs.· At the causal level, the main argument concerns theory and experience.· One of the main arguments for Canoa Hills, for example, is that it will create jobs.· The main argument from the Corsican was that they could hold out for ever.· The second is to develop the promotional materials which can assist in conveying the main, general arguments for teaching history.
· How persuasive is this argument in explaining the development, use, and effects of technology now, in the microelectronics era?· Howard Saddler plays Cassius with steely determination, persuasive in his arguments that initially draw Brutus into the conspiracy.· But Haig had persuasive arguments to support his inflexible resolve.· He took me to such a vastly expensive restaurant and gave such a persuasive argument that I was fairly undone.· We find that a persuasive argument, should we need any further persuasion beyond the plain wording of the Act.· A persuasive argument that democracy can and should be based on active and extensive participation by the citizenry.· The preservationists, pinning their faith to moral superiority and persuasive argument, were beaten back every time.· There is a persuasive argument that it was not.
· There is a powerful argument for saying that, in general, it should be subject to the rules of administrative law.· There is, of course, a powerful educational argument to be made on behalf of more time in school.· One powerful argument attributes this stagnation to the economic structure set in the early 1950s.· Despite these powerful arguments against mutual funds, there are still reasons why it makes sense for ordinary investors to own them.· These were certainly powerful arguments for sending the coach back, but they did not prevail.· But there is a second powerful strategic argument which has propelled nuclear power forward in Britain, as in other countries.· Another more powerful kind of argument goes as follows.· A powerful argument for causation could be the effect of treatment interventions.
· There is a similar argument concerning leisure activities, the theatre, for instance.· But it is not immediately obvious how to write a similar argument against the notion of justified belief.· I made a similar argument in chapter 1 about practical support in contemporary society.· By a similar argument, P underestimates the effect.· A similar argument can be made for currency boards, on which Schuler had enthused earlier.· A similar argument holds for any other commodity we try to tax.· Another writer with a similar argument is the eighteenth-century cleric Bishop Butler.
· Compared with the strong forces and arguments working the other way all this counted for little.· He produced the strongest arguments why these provinces should not be partitioned.· The first, simplest, and strongest argument was that it was wrong and unnecessary to place eleven-year-olds in separate schools.· It is one of the strongest arguments for theism that it can do that.· There are other very strong arguments for the importance of reading for pupils under the age of 16.· One strong argument for the latter position would be the career of songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.· In the original submission the deputy head felt that the impending school closure was a strong argument for receiving the money.· There would seem to be a strong argument, with so many millions of us, only to do it once.
VERB
· I do not accept this argument.· Seventeen years after his election, the country accepts his main argument: for lower taxes and smaller, fewer Washington-controlled programs.· Mr. Jones I do not accept that line of argument from the hon. Gentleman.· City Clerk Kathy Detrick says her office is now accepting written arguments on the pro and con sides of the ballot props.· The Employment Appeal Tribunal did not accept that argument.· The court did not accept this argument.· These points are accepted in the current argument.· Archbishop Fisher accepted the argument and became the enthusiastic leader of the new movement.
· They argued that a new racism based on arguments about cultural difference had largely taken over the arenas of public debate.· All such activity is in the interests of both personal and national safety, but also is based on an economic argument.· It is perfectly acceptable to draw conclusions of your own, based on the arguments and evidence you have presented.· The formal challenge to Lewontin and Huxley must be based on mathematical argument but the general biological points are as follows.
· Steele v. Williams and Hooper v. Exeter Corporation were cited in argument, but no reference to them appears in the judgments.· And the license was denied, though not on the grounds we cited, because our argument raised constitutional issues.· No cases are referred to in the judgments or were cited in argument.· He regarded the case as governed by Morgan v. Palmer, 2 B. & C. 729, which was cited in argument.· They did, however, cite the arguments of those who did.
· During one closing argument that summer, Gwinn broke down and cried.· The retrial is now in the defense rebuttal phase, and closing arguments are tentatively set for next week.· She said he spent 3 { days on his closing arguments because he has a weak case.· The two sides will discuss jury instructions with the judge Friday, and will present closing arguments next Tuesday and Wednesday.· Fujisaki will probably rule next week on whether defense lawyers can draw a more sinister inference from the delay during closing arguments.· Testimony ended Wednesday afternoon, and attorneys are to give closing arguments Thursday.· After the defense finishes its closing argument, the plaintiffs will have the opportunity for a brief rebuttal.· But Baker said he and his co-counsel Robert Blasier will pick up those themes when their closing argument resumes Thursday morning.
· Are you convinced by my argument?· I have never found this a convincing argument.· Frank was convinced of his arguments and fought bitterly with Tom, another academic, when he mocked the whole system.· The Bears made some convincing arguments Saturday in a 63-37 debacle against Washington State.· But this idea is not available to anybody convinced by the regress argument.· The Labour movement was not, however, convinced by these arguments: rather it continued to oppose family allowances.· Milosevic, however, knows that the reality on the ground is the most convincing argument and he s busy creating it.· We were not convinced by the arguments to the contrary.
· The last time that I heard that argument so brazenly presented was by Mr. Neville Chamberlain's spokesman before the war.· We have heard the argument time and again because the benefit is paid to all families, whether rich or poor.· If Simpson is found liable, the jury would then hear arguments on what compensation to award.· I shall be interested to hear any arguments in favour of that proposal, for it would be easy to knock them down.· Judge Walker set Nov. 14 as the date for hearing arguments on a preliminary injunction covering the same subject matter.· Therefore, I can speak of the experience when four hon. Members sit in quasi-judicial godliness hearing the arguments for and against.· The high court will hear arguments in the case later this year.
· Its campaign against the euro, however, presented xenophobic arguments against further international economic integration.· The two sides will discuss jury instructions with the judge Friday, and will present closing arguments next Tuesday and Wednesday.· Blaug presented his argument with a rather different emphasis.· The black students wanted to present different, additional arguments from those in the Texas brief in favor of affirmative action.· An educated cleric well versed in Shia theology, he presents reasoned arguments for the beliefs of the conservative establishment.· That will come Friday morning, when attorneys for both sides present closing arguments.· Claims for loss of cargo should present some nice legal arguments.· Without preaching, writer-director Tim Robbins presents the arguments of opponents and proponents of the death penalty.
· Millett J. rejected this argument too.· The justices, without comment, rejected that argument.· The Federal Court ended the battle by rejecting all arguments presented on his behalf.· Wilson denied him clemency and two judges rejected his arguments.· Why do the Government reject the argument that even a Home Office Bill is capable of improvement?· But a California court rejected the argument, and Kennedy settled.· The judge rejected the argument that publication of the information in an article would be in the public interest.· The state jury rejected arguments that Richard Boeken had freely chosen to smoke.
· The lawyer advocates formal legal propositions which he supports with reasoned arguments.· At least this one case supports the argument for a flexible policy.· Moreover, anarchists and socialists who offered alternative ways forward had few tangible achievements with which to support their arguments.· Now, to support that argument, we were going public with some very private stories.· Mr. Richards supports the argument of counsel for Madame Bihi on this question.· Hastings said he would approve the trip unless the defense attorneys could cite legal precedents supporting their argument.· It does not support the abolitionist argument.· There is not the slightest scientific evidence to support such arguments.
· He didn't want Gina using those arguments next time he told her how much better he could have done for himself.· A key ingredient of this proof was to represent the complex numbers geometrically, and then to use a topological argument.· Anybody who was in a concentration camp as a guard could use that argument.· The bigwigs attempt to persuade him, using a variety of arguments, that he is making the mistake of his life.· Technically sweet and politically acceptable, it avoids accusation of moral hypocrisy by using economic arguments to appeal to self interest.· And they are not used as arguments to deny the national unity of each of the countries concerned.· There is an obvious weakness in this attempt to use an argument from experience to justify all arguments from experience.· In some ways, she might be justified in using that argument.
· Unlike Locke, it does not possess the assurance of having won the argument on that ground.· Invariably, marketing people are more senior, and win the argument.· This time he managed to win the argument, but it was no bargain.· You can, too, win a straight argument with them if you have a sound case.· But, though we have won the argument, we are losing the war.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Clearly the more elaborate the dress, the more dress-fasteners required, although there is here the danger of a circular argument.
  • Failure to recognize this leads to circular arguments.
  • Pupils can often fall back on a circular argument such as: Why is the relationship linear?
  • The Court refused to allow itself to be caught in a circular argument as to which State needed to waive immunity first.
  • The irony in all this is the circular logic of what appears to be the new strategic competition.
  • This appears to be a circular argument, typical of closed-belief systems.
  • We start by talking about a problem of circular reasoning to motivate the diagram.
  • Barring a compelling reason, governments should not discriminate between classes of citizens.
  • But there are a number of compelling reasons to stand in line.
  • But, in any event, there is no compelling reason to justify section 9.
  • He was energetic, headstrong, and unorthodox-and he had compelling reasons for reducing the ruinously expensive Soviet nuclear arsenal.
  • However, it is necessary to say a word or two here to refute this seemingly compelling argument.
  • In the high-visibility, emotionally compelling cases such as maternity stays, an uproar resulted.
  • The record is good but there is no compelling reason to buy.
  • Unless there are other compelling reasons, therefore, never borrow money yourself to obtain funds needed by your corporation.
  • His reply was inpart denial of the criticisms, and inpart an attempt to change the issue or confuse the matter.
  • Making comparisons between brains is a very risky business because there are confounding variables to confuse the issue.
  • Perceptions, such as hers, distort the truth and confuse the issue.
  • The Catholic arguments confuse the issue, but this time, for all the wrong reasons, the Pope is infallible.
  • The politicians, on the lookout for arguments to extend their authoritarianism, jumped at this opportunity to confuse the issue.
  • This attempt to confuse the issue went unanswered, and Santa Anna continued his preparations to advance on the capital.
  • This will only serve to confuse the issue.
  • After a short heated argument, the inspector agreed to pay the costs in cash from his local station funds.
  • After fifteen months of heated debate, Billingham was abandoned.
  • It got off to a hairy start with several heated discussions about what a wild boar is.
  • No presidential policy is so controversial that it provokes heated debate.
  • Since 1980, a balanced-budget amendment has been the focus of heated debate in congressional committees and on the floor.
  • There was heated argument at the meeting, with strongly differing views advanced.
  • There was a heated argument between the two men which at length it fell to Branson to settle.
  • Witnesses have already given descriptions of the pair who were seen having what appeared to be a heated argument.
  • Even so, some brain cells were still working, as I stared inwardly at the nub of the problem.
  • It sounds perfectly reasonable, but you will perceive that here is the nub of the matter.
  • This is the nub of the matter.
  • This, however, was the nub of the problem.
► punch holes in somebody’s argument/idea/plans etc
  • Anxious to avoid further difficulty, Harriet did not pursue the matter.
  • I regret that they were unable to pursue the matter any further.
  • If you feel upset by an apparent unfairness, pursue the matter through the grievance procedure.
  • It is capable of extension, but we shall not pursue the matter here.
  • She wouldn't put it past him but in the brilliant afternoon heat she wasn't inclined to pursue the matter.
  • There was no need to pursue the matter any further prior to arrest.
  • In other days Managers would have put up an argument as to the folly of this approach by Management.
  • Let's say for the sake of argument it was the scullery window.
  • Let us assume for the sake of argument that Inevitable is correct.
  • Let us assume for the sake of argument that you are not Joan Crawford.
  • Let us say for the sake of argument that it is five different partners on the same night.
  • Suppose, for the sake of argument, man, the true perpetrators of this crime are our enemies.
  • This already poses problems, but let us say, for the sake of argument, that it is equivalent to place.
  • Be that as it may, Cooper was spoiling for a fight, as this unpublished letter shows.
► threadbare excuse/argument/joke etc
  • A 1977 Supreme Court ruling permits police stopping a car for valid reasons to order drivers to exit.
  • A second and equally valid argument is that the publishing world is an invaluable source of knowledge.
  • Accepting criticism Accepting valid criticism is also part of this group of assertive actions.
  • But a complete justification of authority has to do more than to provide valid reasons for its acceptance.
  • But neither do we have to be defensive if they occasionally have a valid criticism.
  • But there are also valid reasons for optimism.
  • No serious thinker can make a valid argument that to discriminate based on species is acceptable.
  • Povert drudgery and loneliness are valid reasons for sadness; beyond and beneath, far outreaching them all, is unrequited love.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivearguableargumentativenounargumentverbargueadverbarguably
1argument (1) [countable] a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrilyargument with She had a big argument with her husband.argument about/over There have been a lot of arguments about who was responsible for the accident.2[countable] a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong etc:  We need to provide a convincing argument as to why the system should be changed.argument for/against a powerful argument against smoking A good argument can be made for comparing the IT revolution with the invention of writing itself.argument in favour of the arguments in favour of banning tobacco advertisingargument that the familiar argument that the costs outweigh the benefits3[uncountable] when you disagree with something or question whether it is rightdo something without (further) argument Ian accepted the suggestion without argument.for the sake of argument (=in order to discuss all the possibilities) If, for the sake of argument, you aren’t offered the job, what will you do?COLLOCATIONSverbshave an argument· I could hear my parents having an argument downstairs.get into an argument/become involved in an argument· She didn’t want to get into another argument about money.· I left to avoid becoming involved in an argument.start/cause an argument· He was deliberately trying to start an argument.· Money often causes arguments.avoid an argument· I was anxious to avoid an argument.win/lose an argument· The party hopes to win the argument about how to reform the health system.· The first one who resorts to violence is usually the one who’s lost the argument.an argument breaks out (=it starts)· The men were drunk and an argument soon broke out.an argument erupts (=a big argument suddenly starts)· A bitter argument erupted between the brothers over who should inherit the money.adjectivesa big/huge/massive argument· There was a big argument about whether we should move to a new house.a heated argument (=involving very strong feelings)· Someone was having a heated argument with a police officer.a bitter argument· There are bitter arguments about whether he was a hero or a war criminal.a furious/fierce argument· As soon as she had gone a furious argument broke out.a violent argument· The singer was hurt in a violent argument with her husband.THESAURUSargument 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 /raʊ/ 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.an argument that is not very serioussquabble /ˈskwɒbəl $ ˈskwɑː-/ an argument about something that is not important: · There were the usual squabbles between brothers and sisters.· Voters are tired of petty squabbles between party leaders.tiff informal an argument that is not very serious, between people who are in love: · Gary had a bit of a tiff with his girlfriend.misunderstanding a slight argument – a rather formal word which is often used humorously: · There was a slight misunderstanding over the bill, but everything’s been sorted out now.skirmish a short argument, especially between politicians or sports opponents: · Evans and O'Brien had several political skirmishes.
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