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Another word for altercation

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Noun

  1. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed

      1. A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work.
      2. (--- Archaic) A reason or matter for dispute or contention:
      3. (Linguistics) A word, phrase, or clause in a semantic relation with a word or phrase and that helps complete the meaning of that word or phrase, such as a noun phrase that is the object of a verb. The clause that we go is an argument of the verb suggest in the sentence I suggest that we go.
      1. (Archaic) A skirmish or quarrel
      2. An angry quarrel; a squabble.
      3. A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.
      1. A sharp disagreement; conflict
      2. A violent conflict or confrontation.
      3. A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.
      1. A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
      2. A statement or point that one argues for as true or valid
      3. The act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc.
      1. A quarrel or dispute
      2. A dispute, especially a public one, between sides holding opposing views.
      3. The act or practice of engaging in such disputes:
      1. A discussion involving opposing points; an argument.
      2. Deliberation; consideration:
      3. Discussion or consideration of opposing reasons; argument about or deliberation on a question
      1. A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs:
      2. The condition or quality of being difficult:
      3. Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
      1. Refusal to agree or comply
      2. Failure to agree; difference; incongruity; discrepancy
      3. A quarrel or dispute
      1. (Obs.) A fight
      2. A verbal controversy; a debate.
      3. A disputing; argument; debate
      1. Power or readiness to fight; pugnacious spirit
      2. A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.
      3. A quarrel or conflict:
      1. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine.
      2. An argument or controversial discussion
      3. A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation.
      1. A reason for a dispute or argument:
      2. An angry dispute; an altercation.
      3. A dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment
      1. A quarrel or argument.
      2. (Informal) A quarrel, fight, etc.
      3. An encounter; a scrape or brush; especially one involving trouble or difficulty.
      1. A gaiterlike covering for the instep and ankle, usually of heavy cloth
      2. (Informal) A brief, petty quarrel or dispute
      3. A larva of an oyster or similar bivalve that has settled by attaching to a surface.
      1. A noisy, petty quarrel or dispute; wrangle
      2. A noisy quarrel, often about a trivial matter.
      1. A petty quarrel.
      2. A slight quarrel; spat
      3. A little drink of weak liquor or punch
      1. A speech sound, or series of such sounds, serving to communicate meaning and consisting of at least one base morpheme with or without prefixes or suffixes; unit of language between the morpheme and the sentence
      2. A command or direction; an order:
      3. An assurance or promise; sworn intention:
      1. The act of wrangling.
      2. An angry, noisy argument or dispute.
      1. A troublesome situation
      2. Trouble; bother.
      3. An argument or a fight.
      1. Any of a genus (Rheum) of perennial, large-leaved plants of the buckwheat family; esp., the domestic pieplant (R. rhaponticum), having large, cordate leaf blades borne on long, thick stalks: the stalks are cooked into a sauce or baked in pies, but the blades are poisonous
      2. A preparation made from the dried rhizomes and roots of any of several plants of the genus Rheum, especially R. palmatum or R. officinale of East Asia, used as a laxative.
      3. (Informal) A quarrel, fight, or heated discussion.
      1. (Informal) An argument or altercation.
      2. An intertwisted, confused mass of things, as string, branches, etc.; snarl
      3. (Informal) A fight, quarrel, or argument
    See also:

    conflict

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Another word for altercation

Noun
      1. The act of wrangling.
      2. An angry, noisy argument or dispute.
      1. (Linguistics) A word, phrase, or clause in a semantic relation with a word or phrase and that helps complete the meaning of that word or phrase, such as a noun phrase that is the object of a verb. The clause that we go is an argument of the verb suggest in the sentence I suggest that we go.
      2. A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason:
      3. A set of statements in which one follows logically as a conclusion from the others.
      1. A small diamond-shaped or square pane of glass in a latticed window.
      2. A reason for a dispute or argument:
      3. A dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment
      1. A noisy quarrel, often about a trivial matter.
      2. A noisy, petty quarrel or dispute; wrangle
      1. A street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind
      2. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.
      3. A noisy argument.
    See also:

    dispute

    fight

    See syn. study at

    quarrel

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Sentence Examples

  • An altercation ensued.

  • He was admitted after an altercation, and found a warm welcome at the hands of his former teacher.

  • At the front an altercation occurred between an Austrian guide and a Russian general.

  • His action led to an altercation with Ossory, the son of Ormonde, in which Ossory used language for which he was compelled to apologize.

  • On this occasion an altercation occurred between him and his friend Gans, who in his notice of lectures on jurisprudence had recommended Hegel's Philosophy of Right.

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