Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,255,676 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

altercation
(redirected from altercations)

   Also found in: Legal 0.01 sec.
al·ter·ca·tion  (ôltr-kshn)
n.
A vehement quarrel.

altercation [ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃən]
n
an angry or heated discussion or quarrel; argument
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.altercation - noisy quarrelaltercation - noisy quarrel                        
dustup, 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.
Translations
altercation [ˌɒltəˈkeɪʃən] Naltercado m
altercation [ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃən] naltercation f
a verbal altercation → une altercation verbale
a physical altercation → une altercation physique
an altercation with sb → une altercation avec qn
alter ego [ˌæltərˈiːgəʊ] n
[one's personality] → autre soi m
the effects of my pessimistic alter ego → les effets de mon autre moi pessimiste
[actor] → double m
(= close friend) → alter ego m inv
altercation
altercation [ˌɒltəˈkeɪʃn] n (frm) → alterco, litigio


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.