口こう論ろん

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口論する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

quarrel; argument; verbal dispute

Refers to a heated exchange of words, ranging from a serious argument to a loud row. Often used with する to mean 'to have an argument'.

〈人ひと〉と口こう論ろんするto have an argument with someone
彼かれは隣りん人じんと口こう論ろんした。
He got into an argument with his neighbor.
口こう論ろんになるto turn into an argument
些さ細さいなことから口こう論ろんになった。
A trivial thing turned into an argument.
口こう論ろんが絶たえないthe arguing never stops
あの夫ふう婦ふは口こう論ろんが絶たえない。
That couple is constantly arguing.

喧けん嘩かN4
喧嘩 often implies a physical fight or a more emotional, childish quarrel, while 口論 is strictly verbal.
議ぎ論ろんN3
議論 is a more formal discussion or debate with logical reasoning, whereas 口論 suggests a heated, less structured dispute.
言いい争あらそいN3
言い争い and 口論 both describe a verbal spat, but 言い争い is a slightly more everyday, casual word for the same exchange.
論ろん争そうN3
論争 is a public or intellectual controversy carried out over time, while 口論 is a personal, in-the-moment verbal clash.

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物もの言いい
口論 is the everyday word for a verbal argument, while 物言い in this sense is rarer and more literary.
押おし問もん答どうN1
口論 is a heated quarrel that can end quickly, while 押し問答 stresses a repetitive, stubborn back-and-forth where neither side gives in.
舌ぜっ戦せん
口論 is an everyday personal quarrel, whereas 舌戦 is a more formal, often public battle of words.
言いい合あうN2
口論する is a somewhat formal word for a verbal dispute, while 言い合う is the everyday, casual term for the same kind of exchange.
口くち喧げん嘩かN3
口論 is a formal, written-style word for a verbal dispute, whereas 口喧嘩 is the everyday spoken term for the same thing.
激げき論ろん
口論 refers to a verbal quarrel or spat, often personal and less formal than 激論, which can also apply to serious, substantive debates.

談だん笑しょう
談笑 describes a friendly, relaxed chat, while 口論 describes a heated argument or quarrel.

公こう論ろん
口論 (a quarrel or verbal argument) shares the same reading こうろん with 公論 (public opinion) but has a completely different meaning.

Compound of 口 (mouth, speech) and 論 (argument, theory), literally 'mouth argument'.