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altercation

4 syllables
noun
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As a noun, altercation means heated or angry dispute.

Meanings of altercation

2 meanings

noun

  1. Heated or angry dispute

    “The shooting resulted from an altercation between two armed intoxicated men.”

  2. Noisy quarrel

    Similar: affray, fracas

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: noisy quarrel
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