shouting matchnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʃaʊ.tɪŋ ˌmætʃ/us/ˈʃaʊ.t̬ɪŋ ˌmætʃ/informal disapprovingan argument that involves people shouting at each other because they have very strong opinions:
The meeting soon degenerated into a shouting match.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- fray
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- shindig
- slanging match
- trouble
- tussle
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