English
Etymology
French altercation, from Latin altercatio.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�l.t��ke.��n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n
Noun
en-noun
- Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
Usage notes
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.
Translations
Finnish: riita, kiista, sanasota, tappelu
Quotations
<blockquote>
“What the hell is it to you who are my friends?” roared McMurdo?
in a voice which brought every head in the carriage round to
witness the altercation. “Did I ask you for your advice, or did
you think me such a sucker that I couldn't move without it? You
speak when you are spoken to, and by the Lord you'd have to wait
a long time if it was me!” He thrust out his face and grinned at
the patrolmen like a snarling dog.
<BR>—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Valley of Fear
</blockquote>
Synonyms
rfc-level|Synonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
Dispute, Wrangle.
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