streitsüchtig
quarrelsome; argumentative; pugnacious
English translations
- 01
konfrontativ
- 02
litigious
- 03
quarrelsome
- 04
contentious
Word details
- German meaning
- Geneigt, Streit zu suchen oder anzufangen.
- English meaning
- Argumentative, quarrelsome
- Synonym
- zänkisch, querulatorisch
- German example
- Er ist ein streitsüchtiger Mensch und gerät oft in Auseinandersetzungen.
- English example
- He is an argumentative person and often gets into disputes.
- Comparative
- streitsüchtigerSuperlative: am streitsüchtigsten
Related words
- Harpyie
Harpy
- Querulant
litigious person, crank
- Teufelsweib
shrew, termagant
- krakeelen
To yell
- kebbeln
To bicker
- aggressiv
Aggressive
- Beißer
Biter
- Virago
Virago
- Häckse
Old hag, shrew
- Megäre
Shrew
- Xanthippe
Xanthippe is a term for a shrewish, quarrelsome woman, derived from the wife of the Greek philosopher Socrates.
- polemogen
Polemic, war-inciting
- stutenbissig
Sharp-tongued, shrewish
- zwistig
Quarrelsome, contentious, discordant
- polemisch
Polemical
Example sentences with “streitsüchtig”
Er ist ein streitsüchtiger Mensch. (He is a quarrelsome person.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the suffix '-süchtig' mean?
The suffix '-süchtig' originally relates to 'Sucht' (addiction), implying an obsessive drive toward something, in this case, arguing.