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Altercation

Altercation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Altercation? [n] noisy quarrel Synonyms \| Synonyms for Altercation: affray \| fracas Related Terms \| Find terms related to Altercation: argument \| bicker \| bickering \| blood feud \| brawl \| broil \| cat-and-dog life \| combat \| conflict \| contention \| contentiousness \| contest \| contestation \| controversy \| cut and thrust \| debate \| disputation \| dispute \| donnybrook \| donnybrook fair \| embroilment \| enmity \| falling-out \| feud \| fight \| fighting \| fliting \| fracas \| fuss \| hostility \| imbroglio \| Kilkenny cats \| litigation \| logomachy \| open quarrel \| paper war \| polemic \| quarrel \| quarreling \| quarrelsomeness \| scrapping \| sharp words \| slanging match \| snarl \| spat \| squabble \| squabbling \| strife \| struggle \| tiff \| tussle \| vendetta \| war \| war of words \| warfare \| words \| wrangle \| wrangling See Also \| batrachomyomachia \| dustup \| quarrel \| row \| run-in \| words \| wrangle Altercation In Webster's Dictionary \Al`ter*ca"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. ``Stormy altercations.'' --Macaulay. Syn: {Altercation}, {Dispute}, {Wrangle}. Usage: The term dispute is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a confused and noisy altercation. Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation. --Hakewill.

Altercation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Altercation?

[n] noisy quarrel

Synonyms | Synonyms for Altercation: affray | fracas

Altercation In Webster's Dictionary

\Al`ter*ca"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr.
L. altercatio.]
Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or
anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. ``Stormy
altercations.'' --Macaulay.

Syn: {Altercation}, {Dispute}, {Wrangle}.

Usage: The term dispute is in most cases, but not
       necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a
       dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an
       angry dispute between two parties, involving an
       interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a
       confused and noisy altercation.

             Their whole life was little else than a
             perpetual wrangling and altercation. --Hakewill.

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