言い争い・言争い|いいあらそいiiarasoi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouna quarrel; argument
   このような言い争いいあらそいはやめよう。↗

   We must put an end to this kind of quarrel.

• Synonym諍いいさかいWritten「諍い」 leans written and a bit old-fashioned; it covers interpersonal discord or disputes, not limited to verbal quarrels.
• Synonym口論こうろんNeutralSame verbal quarrelling, but a Sino-Japanese word common in news reports and narration, as in 「口論となる」.
• Synonym口喧嘩くちげんかCasualColloquial term for a fight with words only, no hands — used in contrast with 「喧嘩」, which can come to blows.
• Synonym喧嘩けんかNeutralBroader in scope: can be words only or come to blows; 「けんかする」 is the everyday phrase people use most.
• Synonym舌戦ぜっせんWrittenWritten; fierce, cut-and-thrust debate, mostly in public settings like elections and debate contests.
• Synonym口争いくちあらそいNeutralNearly identical in meaning, but restricted to mutual verbal blame; used less often — people usually say 「口喧嘩」.
• Related論争ろんそうWrittenWritten; each side argues its case on the merits — common in academic and political contexts, also between individuals, but not for mere temper-driven bickering.
• Related論議ろんぎWrittenWritten; discussion or debate of an issue, centred on exchanging views, without the emotional heat of a quarrel.
• Related議論ぎろんNeutralDiscussion or debate of a topic; can be a calm exchange and need not carry any quarrelsome heat.
• Related対立たいりつNeutralA state of opposed positions where neither side yields; not limited to verbal clashes and can also describe a long-term relationship of opposition.
• Related論戦ろんせんWrittenWritten; a war of words over differing opinions, seen mostly in the Diet and the media — debate rather than private quarrelling.
• Related争議そうぎFormalFormal; also a dispute over conflicting claims, but most often labour disputes and strikes like 「労働争議」; for everyday rows say 「言い争い」.
• Related言い合いいいあいCasualBasically interchangeable with the headword; each side sticks to its own line and they go back and forth. Slightly lighter, colloquial.
• RelatedアーギュメントWrittenLoanword, mostly for an argument as a point or line of reasoning, or a function parameter; almost never used for quarrels in daily life.
• Related争論そうろんWrittenClose in meaning — mutual arguing — but rare and stiff, a written-style word.
• Related悶着もんちゃくNeutralA dispute or trouble; the focus is the stir it causes, not necessarily a face-to-face row, as in 「一悶着ある」.
• Antonym合意ごういFormalFormal antonym: both sides reaching agreement, the opposite of each side holding its ground; used in negotiations and contracts.
• Antonym和睦わぼくWrittenAntonym, written: ending a quarrel and making peace again, often between nations or families.

For a quarrel, 「口喧嘩」 is the everyday colloquial word and 「喧嘩」 the most common general term (words or blows); news and narration favour 「口論」. To discuss or debate views, use 「議論」; academic or political controversy is 「論争」; labour disputes are 「争議」. 「言い合い」 is a lighter, near-interchangeable option; 「諍い」「論戦」「舌戦」 are written; 「悶着」 names the trouble stirred up; the opposites are 「和睦」 (making peace) and 「合意」 (agreement).

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1. 「いいあらそう」の連用形れんようけい。