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争吵 — meaning in English

zhēng chǎo

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English meaning

  • altercation noun A noisy or angry argument, often in public.
  • argument noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
  • disagreement noun An argument or dispute between people who hold different views.
  • dustup noun A scuffle or fight.
  • feud noun A long-running, bitter conflict between two people, families, or groups.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • jar noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
  • melee noun A confused, chaotic fight or struggle involving a group of people at close quarters.
  • miff noun A small argument; a quarrel.
  • row noun A straight line of people or things placed next to each other.
  • spat noun A brief, minor argument or quarrel.
  • strife noun Bitter conflict or struggle, sometimes violent.
  • words noun An angry exchange or argument.
  • wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

争吵 is used for these senses in English:

  • altercation (countable) An angry or heated dispute.
  • disagreement (countable) An argument or debate.
  • dustup (informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.
  • feud A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
  • hassle A fight or argument.
  • jar (countable, now, rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.
  • melee Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
  • miff A small argument; a quarrel.

argument — full definition

  1. noun A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.
  2. noun A heated disagreement between people.
  3. noun In computing, a value passed into a function or command.

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