cavil
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections • Syn: quibble, quiddity • Derivationally related forms: quibble (for: quibble) • Hypernyms: evasion, equivocation
raise trivial objections • Syn: carp, chicane • Derivationally related forms: carper (for: carp), caviller, caviler • Hypernyms: object • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP
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