logomachy

noun

Definition of logomachynext
as in quarrel

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  1. quarrel
  2. dispute
  3. squabble
  4. imbroglio
  5. misunderstanding
  6. spat
  7. set-to
  8. altercation
Noun
  • Any of those preferences would normally be difficult and cause a backlash or quarrel with a fellow human.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Combs’ lawyers previewed today’s hearing by offering to put a forensic video analyst on the stand to walk the judge through the unedited footage of the hotel incident and show that Combs and Ventura were not having a violent domestic quarrel in the hallway.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • As the anemic number reflects, businesses were weighed down by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as well as labor disputes such as the Boeing machinists strike.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • And, after that happened, in both cases there was a dispute between the soldier who captured the king and his direct commander over who deserved the glory for the victory.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • While many of the family squabbles do eventually combust, Headland seems to acquiesce here and treads a little too delicately.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Both Sinema and Manchin won their 2018 elections as Democrats but became independents in recent years amid intraparty squabbles.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of squabble
Noun
  • Friedberg troublingly suggests that the United States should jettison fundamental aspects of its long-standing one-China policy (in which Washington remains open to any peaceful, mutually agreed upon resolution of the Beijing-Taipei imbroglio) that has kept a lid on tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
    Michael D. Swaine, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2020
  • In the context of present-day fears about political violence, a milestone in the 2000 election imbroglio came on Nov. 22, when hundreds of mostly male protesters barreled into Miami’s Stephen P. Clark Government Center to protest Miami-Dade’s ongoing recount of votes.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of imbroglio
Noun
  • Such conflicts seem rooted in misunderstanding, leading rap artists – many of whom rose out of impoverished circumstances – fearful over whether adverse publicity can damage their livelihood to (wrongly) lash out.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • During a court appearance on Monday, a defense attorney for Muldoon called the incident a misunderstanding, saying his client was wearing headphones and listening to music.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • But Alice overhears the marital spat, perceiving Nick’s remarks to mean that Max is a roadblock in his life.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, he had been hit – and kicked, cursed at, and spat upon – long before Selma.
    Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of spat
Noun
  • Into this unholy mess blunders Juan (Juan Amador), bearing the gushing stigmata of a violent set-to in a Sacramento bar.
    Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • His truest, ugliest self tends to emerge in his increasingly frequent set-tos with Linda, whose impatience with his documentary persona gradually wears through even her considerable acting ability.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
Definition of set-to
Noun
  • Anger boiled over in February, when local media reported police responded to a physical altercation between locals and Haitians in which two people were injured.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, reports of shopper brawls in parking lots and physical altercations in store aisles have only increased.
    Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of altercation
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