quarrel
I. quar·rel1 (kwôrʹəl, kwŏrʹ-)n. 1. An angry dispute; an altercation. 2. A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.intr.v. quar·reled, or quar·relled quar·rel·ing, or quar·rel·ling quar·rels or quar·rels 1. To engage in a quarrel; dispute angrily. See Synonyms at argue. 2. To disagree; differ: I quarrel with your conclusions. 3. To find fault; complain. [Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querēla, from querī, to complain. See kwes- in Indo-European Roots.] quarʹrel·er or quarʹrel·ler n. II. quar·rel2 (kwôrʹəl, kwŏrʹ-)n. 1. A bolt for a crossbow. 2. A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head. 3. A small diamond-shaped or square pane of glass in a latticed window. [Middle English quarel, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, diminutive of Late Latin quadrus, square, from Latin quadrum. See kʷetwer- in Indo-European Roots.]
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