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Main Entry:	bicker
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	nastily argue
Synonyms:	brawl, caterwaul, cavil, dig, disagree, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, scrape, spar, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle, altercate, cause a scene, pick at, trade zingers
Notes:	to bicker is to quarrel and to dicker is to haggle or bargain
Antonyms:	agree, concede, discuss

Main Entry:	altercation
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	fight, often verbal
Synonyms:	argument, beef, blowup, bone of contention, brawl, brush, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap, fracas, fuss, go, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble, run-in, tiff, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to, squabbling
Antonyms:	agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity

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Main Entry:	brawl
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	nasty fight
Synonyms:	affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, broil, clash, disorder, dispute, donnybrook, feud, fight, fracas, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hassle, melee, quarrel, rhubarb, riot, row, ruckus, rumble*, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, squabble, tumult, uproar, wrangle, bickering, duke out
Antonyms:	peace, truce

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Main Entry:	controversy
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	debate, dispute
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, beef, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, embroilment, falling-out, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, dissention, polemic, wrangling
Antonyms:	accord, agreement, forbearance, harmony, peace, quiet

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Main Entry:	dispute
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	argument
Synonyms:	altercation, beef, bone of contention, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic
Antonyms:	agreement

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Main Entry:	dissension
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	conflict of opinion
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, contention, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissent, dissidence, faction, flak*, friction, fuss, quarrel, scene, static, strife, trouble, variance, wrangle, bad vibes, bickering, clinker, disaccord, discordance, disunity, factionalism, sour note
Antonyms:	agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, confirmation, peace, ratification

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Main Entry:	feud
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	major argument; estrangement
Synonyms:	altercation, bad blood, broil, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, faction, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in*, squabble, strife, vendetta, bickering, falling out
Antonyms:	agreement, friendship, comradeship

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Main Entry:	fracas
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	disturbance, fight
Synonyms:	affray, altercation, battle, battle royal, brawl, broil, brouhaha, dispute, donnybrook, feud, flap, fray, free-for-all, hassle, melee, mix up, quarrel, riot, row, ruffle, rumpus, run-in, scrimmage, scuffle, squabble, stew, trouble, tumult, uproar, words, bickering, knock-down-drag-out, ruction, set-to*
Antonyms:	calm, harmony, peace

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Main Entry:	fuss
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	disturbance, trouble
Synonyms:	ado, agitation, altercation, argument, bother, broil, bustle, commotion, complaint, confusion, controversy, difficulty, display, dispute, excitement, falling-out, fight, flap, flurry, flutter, fret, furor, hassle, objection, palaver, perturbation, quarrel, row, ruckus, scene, squabble, stew, stink, stir, storm, to-do*, turmoil, unrest, upset, worry, bickering, kick-up, wingding
Antonyms:	calm, peace

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Main Entry:	hairsplitting
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	nitpicking
Synonyms:	carping, faultfinding, quibbling, sophistry, bickering, caviling, perfectionism, pettiness

Main Entry:	hassle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	problem, fight
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, bother, clamor, commotion, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, inconvenience, quarrel, row, run-in*, squabble, struggle, trial, trouble, try, tumult, turmoil, tussle, uproar, upset, whirl, wrangle, bickering
Antonyms:	agreement, peace

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Main Entry:	imbroglio
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	misunderstanding; fight
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, brawl, broil, brouhaha, complexity, complication, dispute, embarrassment, embroilment, entanglement, falling-out, involvement, miff, quandary, quarrel, row, run-in, soap opera, spat, squabble, bickering, flack, knock-down-drag-out
Antonyms:	agreement, peacemaking

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Main Entry:	quarrel
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	disagreement
Synonyms:	affray, altercation, argument, battle royal, beef, brawl, breach, broil, combat, commotion, complaint, contention, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, disapproval, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disturbance, dust, falling-out, feud, fight, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, fuss, hassle, misunderstanding, objection, rhubarb, row, ruckus, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, strife, struggle, tiff, tumult, vendetta, wrangle, bickering, brannigan, catfight, set-to
Antonyms:	agreement, peace

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Main Entry:	run-in
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	argument
Synonyms:	altercation, brush, confrontation, contretemps, dispute, encounter, falling-out, fight, hassle, quarrel, row, skirmish, tussle, bickering, set-to
Antonyms:	agreement, harmony, peace

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Main Entry:	spat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	dispute, quarrel
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, beef, brouhaha, conflict, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, dissension, embroilment, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, row, rumpus, run-in, squabble, strife, tiff, words, bickering

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Main Entry:	squabble
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	argument
Synonyms:	altercation, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, feud, fight, flap, fuss, hassle, quarrel, row, scene, scrap, spat, tiff, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to
Antonyms:	agreement, concurrence

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Main Entry:	strife
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	struggle, battle
Synonyms:	affray, altercation, animosity, argument, blowup, brawl, clash, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, faction, fighting, friction, fuss, hassle, quarrel, rivalry, spat, squabble, static, striving, tug of war*, variance, warfare, words, wrangle, bickering, disunity, emulation, factionalism, squabbling, wrangling
Antonyms:	success, victory

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Main Entry:	tiff
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	argument
Synonyms:	altercation, difference, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, fit, huff, miff, pet, quarrel, row, run-in*, scrap, spat, squabble, sulk, tantrum, temper, words, wrangle, bad mood, bickering
Antonyms:	agreement, harmony

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Main Entry:	unrest
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	state of agitation; disturbance
Synonyms:	altercation, anarchy, annoyance, anxiety, bother, chagrin, change, confusion, contention, controversy, crisis, debate, disaffection, discontent, discord, disease, disquiet, dissatisfaction, dissension, distress, dither*, ennui, grief, insurrection, irritation, malaise, mortification, perturbation, protest, quarrel, rebellion, restlessness, sedition, sorrow, strife, tension, trouble, tumult, turmoil, uneasiness, uproar, upset, vexation, worry, bickering, moodiness, perplexity, tizzy, unease
Antonyms:	calm, harmony, peace, rest

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Main Entry:	uproar
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	commotion, pandemonium
Synonyms:	ado, babble, babel, bedlam, brawl, broil, bustle, chaos, clamor, clangor, clatter, confusion, din, disorder, flap, fracas, free-for-all, furor, fuss, hassle, jangle, mayhem, melee, noise, outcry, racket, riot, roughhouse, row, stink, stir, strife, to-do, turbulence, turmoil, violence, bickering, big scene, ruction, shivaree
Antonyms:	calm, peace