argument
n. C / Un. an angry talk between people who do not agree. It can also mean a set of reasons you use to show that your idea is right.
n. a verbal exchange between people expressing different or opposing views, often characterized by heat or anger. In logic and rhetoric, it refers to a set of premises intended to determine the degree of truth of a conclusion.
They had a loud argument about whose turn it was to cook.
The lawyer presented a strong argument to the jury to prove that his client was innocent.
While the initial disagreement seemed trivial, it eventually evolved into a sophisticated philosophical argument concerning the nature of personal responsibility and collective ethics.
Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument From Middle English argument, from Anglo-Norman and Old French arguement, from Latin argumentum. The English word is analysable as argue + -ment. Doublet of argumentum. Displaced native Old English racu and ġeflit.
Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin argūmentorder. Old French argumenterbor. Middle English argumenten English argument The obsolete senses are derived from Middle English argumenten (“to argue, discuss; to consider, reflect”), from Old French argumenter (“to argue”), from Latin argūmentārī (“to adduce arguments or proof, prove, reason; to adduce (something) as argument or proof; to conclude”), from argūmentum (“argument (for a position); evidence, proof; point, theme; thesis, topic; plot (in theatre)”) (see further at etymology 1) + -or (the first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). The current sense is derived from the noun.
Countable when referring to a specific disagreement or a set of reasons; uncountable when referring to the general process of disagreeing.
they had an argument for the moneythey had an argument about the moneyWhen describing the subject of a disagreement, use the preposition 'about' or 'over' rather than 'for'.