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Antonija Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Conflict/dispute between the two
Hi!
I'm looking for a word which means conflict/dispute between the two in the family (between, for example father and son or father and daughter or mother and daughter, etc.)
Thank you
I'm looking for a word which means conflict/dispute between the two in the family (between, for example father and son or father and daughter or mother and daughter, etc.)
Thank you
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Hello, Antonia a single word denoting the thing in question can hardly be found. One precise match would be domestic altercation , which, however, is used in a legal context (especially in criminal law). Apart from that, you might find useful the following synonyms: - war of words, high words - especially when the conflict is accompanied by shouting; - wrangle, argy-bargy, squabble - conflict over trivia, something unimportant.
- Hello, Antonia a single word denoting the thing in question can hardly be found.
- One precise match would be domestic altercation , which, however, is used in a legal context (especially in criminal law).
- Apart from that, you might find useful the following synonyms: - war of words, high words - especially when the conflict is accompanied by shouting; - wrangle, argy-bargy, squabble - conflict over trivia, something unimportant.
- To make the reference to family relationships more explicit, just add family before these words.
- Finally, generation gap stands for 'a lack of communication between one generation and another, esp.
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Hello, Antonia
a single word denoting the thing in question can hardly be found. One precise match would be domestic altercation, which, however, is used in a legal context (especially in criminal law). Apart from that, you might find useful the following synonyms:
- war of words, high words - especially when the conflict is accompanied by shouting;
- wrangl
a single word denoting the thing in question can hardly be found. One precise match would be domestic altercation, which, however, is used in a legal context (especially in criminal law). Apart from that, you might find useful the following synonyms:
- war of words, high words - especially when the conflict is accompanied by shouting;
- wrangl
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Thank you Gleb, very much for your explanation. I found the term dyadic dispute, but I think it doesn't refer only to family disputes.
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