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    altercation
    /ˌɒltəˈkeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public: "I had an altercation with the ticket collector"

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  2. a loud argument or disagreement: According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant. Synonyms. affray specialized. fracas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up.

  3. The meaning of ALTERCATION is a noisy, heated, angry dispute; also : noisy controversy. How to use altercation in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Altercation.

  4. a loud argument or disagreement: According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant. Synonyms. affray specialized. fracas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up.

  5. An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of altercation with sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. Altercation definition: a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.. See examples of ALTERCATION used in a sentence.

  7. A 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.

  8. Learn the meaning of altercation, a formal word for a noisy argument or disagreement, with pronunciation and usage notes. See example sentences and synonyms for altercation in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.