run-innoun [ C ]
uk/ˈrʌn.ɪn/us/ˈrʌn.ɪn/informalIf you have a run-in with someone, you have a serious argument with them or you get into trouble with them:
I had a run-in with the boss/the law/the police yesterday.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- counter-argument
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- shindig
- slanging match
- trouble
- tussle
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