Quibble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɪbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈɪbəl/.

Examples

Let's not quibble over pennies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quiddity brabble niggle cavil squabble bicker pettifog

Parts of Speech

noun	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
verb	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
verb	argue over petty things “Let's not quibble over pennies”

Word Forms

quibble	verb	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
cavil	verb	raise trivial objections
quibble	noun	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
quibbler	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
niggler	noun	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
pettifogger	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
pettifoggery	noun	a quarrel about petty points
bicker	noun	a quarrel about petty points
squabble	noun	a quarrel about petty points

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streit

eine Umgehung des Kerns eines Arguments durch das Vorbringen irrelevanter Unterscheidungen oder Einwände

🇫🇷French

ergoter

une évasion du point d'un argument en soulevant des distinctions ou des objections non pertinentes

🇪🇸Spanish

sutileza

una evasión del punto de un argumento al plantear distinciones u objeciones irrelevantes

🇮🇹Italian

cavillare

un'elusione del nocciolo di un argomento sollevando distinzioni o obiezioni irrilevanti

🇳🇱Dutch

gezeur

het ontwijken van de essentie van een argument door irrelevante onderscheidingen of bezwaren naar voren te brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reclamar

uma evasão do ponto de um argumento, levantando distinções ou objeções irrelevantes

🇷🇺Russian

придираться

уклонение от сути аргумента путем выдвижения не относящихся к делу различий или возражений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वक्रोक्ति

अप्रासंगिक भेद या आपत्तियाँ उठाकर तर्क के मुद्दे से बचना

🇧🇩Bengali

বকাবকি

অপ্রাসঙ্গিক পার্থক্য বা আপত্তি উত্থাপন করে একটি তর্কের পয়েন্ট এড়িয়ে যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

பொருத்தமற்ற வேறுபாடுகள் அல்லது ஆட்சேபனைகளை எழுப்புவதன் மூலம் ஒரு வாதத்தின் புள்ளியைத் தவிர்ப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

చమత్కారము

అసంబద్ధమైన వ్యత్యాసాలు లేదా అభ్యంతరాలను పెంచడం ద్వారా వాదన యొక్క పాయింట్ నుండి తప్పించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बडबड

असंबद्ध भेद किंवा आक्षेप वाढवून वादाचा मुद्दा टाळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલવું

અપ્રસ્તુત તફાવતો અથવા વાંધાઓ ઉભા કરીને દલીલના મુદ્દાને ટાળવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಕಮಕಿ

ಅಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವಾದದ ಬಿಂದುವಿನ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിതുമ്പൽ

അപ്രസക്തമായ വേർതിരിവുകളോ എതിർപ്പുകളോ ഉന്നയിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഒരു വാദത്തിൻ്റെ പോയിൻ്റ് ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹਿਸ

ਅਪ੍ਰਸੰਗਿਕ ਅੰਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਇਤਰਾਜ਼ ਉਠਾ ਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੇ ਨੁਕਤੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لرزنا

غیر متعلقہ امتیازات یا اعتراضات اٹھا کر دلیل کے نقطہ نظر سے بچنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狡辩

通过提出不相关的区别或反对意见来回避论点

🇯🇵Japanese

屁理屈

無関係な区別や異議を提起することによって議論の要点を回避すること

🇰🇷Korean

애매한 말

관련 없는 구별이나 반대를 제기하여 논쟁의 요점을 회피하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không phân minh

trốn tránh quan điểm của một cuộc tranh luận bằng cách đưa ra những khác biệt hoặc phản đối không liên quan

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นลิ้น

การหลีกเลี่ยงประเด็นของการโต้แย้งโดยทำให้เกิดความแตกต่างหรือการคัดค้านที่ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdalih

penghindaran inti argumen dengan mengajukan perbedaan atau keberatan yang tidak relevan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkuwentuhan

isang pag-iwas sa punto ng isang argumento sa pamamagitan ng pagtataas ng mga hindi nauugnay na pagkakaiba o pagtutol

🇲🇾Malay

berdalih

pengelakan titik hujah dengan menimbulkan perbezaan atau bantahan yang tidak relevan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمحك

التهرب من مغزى الحجة من خلال إثارة تمييزات أو اعتراضات غير ذات صلة

🇮🇷Persian

لجبازی کردن

طفره رفتن از نقطه بحث با طرح تمایزات یا اعتراضات نامربوط

🇹🇷Turkish

kelime oyunu

ilgisiz ayrımlar veya itirazlar öne sürerek bir tartışmanın amacından kaçınmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְפַּלְפֵּל

התחמקות מהנקודה של טיעון על ידי העלאת הבחנות או התנגדויות לא רלוונטיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quibble'?

The primary meaning of 'quibble' is 'an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'quibble' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'quibble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quibble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quibble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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