altercation

al·ter·ca·tion

 (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).

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altercation

(ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃən)

n

an angry or heated discussion or quarrel; argument

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al•ter•ca•tion

(ˌɔl tərˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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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.

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altercation

noun

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.

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Translations

διαπληκτισμός

altercado

querelle

alterco

altercation

[ˌɒltəˈkeɪʃən] N → altercado m

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altercation

[ˌɔːltə^rˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → altercation f
a verbal altercation → une altercation verbale
a physical altercation → une altercation physique
an altercation with sb → une altercation avec qnalter 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

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altercation

n → Auseinandersetzung f

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altercation

[ˌɒltəˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → alterco, litigio

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