altercation

al·ter·ca·tion

A0231200 (ôl′tər-kā′shən)n. A heated, sometimes violent quarrel or conflict: "[An] altercation with one of Nekrasov's colleagues ... even led Tolstoy to challenge him to a duel" (Rosamund Bartlett).

altercation

(ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃən) nan angry or heated discussion or quarrel; argument

al•ter•ca•tion

(ˌɔl tərˈkeɪ ʃən)

n. a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

altercation - noisy quarrel affray, fracasdustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"batrachomyomachia - a silly altercation

altercation

noun argument, row, clash, disagreement, dispute, controversy, contention, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, bickering, discord, dissension I had an altercation with some people who objected to our filming.

altercation

nounA discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle.

Translations

διαπληκτισμόςaltercadoquerellealterco