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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wrong idea, impression |
| Synonyms: | delusion, error, fallacy, fault, misapprehension, misconstruction, misinterpretation, mistake, mistaken belief, misunderstanding |
| Antonyms: | comprehension, perception, understanding |
| Main Entry: | quarrel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, argument, battle royal, beef, bickering, brannigan, brawl, breach, broil, catfight, 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, set-to, spat, squabble, strife, struggle, tiff, tumult, vendetta, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference of opinion |
| Synonyms: | alienation, breach, break, clash, disagreement, division, estrangement, falling out, misunderstanding, quarrel, rupture, schism, separation, split |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concordance |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, dissolution |
| Synonyms: | altercation, breach, break, break-up, bustup, clash, contention, detachment, disruption, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, falling-out, feud, hostility, misunderstanding, parting, partition, quarrel, rift, schism, separation, split, split-up |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | slipup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error |
| Synonyms: | blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, bungle, faux pas, flaw, glitch, goof, lapse, miscalculation, miscue, misjudgment, misstep, mistake, misunderstanding, oversight, screwup, slight, stumble, transgression |
| Main Entry: | snafu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blooper, blunder, bungle, confusion, error, false step, faux pas, flub, foul-up, goof-up, mess, miscalculation, misjudgment, misunderstanding, mix-up, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup |
| Main Entry: | spat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef, bickering, 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 |
| Main Entry: | tactless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unthinking, careless |
| Synonyms: | awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit, misunderstanding, rash, rough, rude, sharp, stupid, thoughtless, uncivil, unconsiderate, undiplomatic, unfeeling, unkind, unperceptive, unpolished, unsubtle, unsympathetic, untactful, vulgar |
| Antonyms: | careful, discreet, tactful, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | cross purposes |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflicting purposes |
| Synonyms: | contrary purpose, crossed wires, misunderstanding, mutual misunderstanding |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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