Altercation

ahd-5
  • noun. A vehement quarrel.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of altercating; warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle.
  • noun. In Roman law, the method of proceeding on the trial of a cause in court by question and answer. Colquhoun.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
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  • noun. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
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  • noun. noisy quarrel
    • Word Usage
    "I find it interesting that the video starts just as the altercation is ending."
    Hypernym
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    dustup  quarrel  row  run-in  words  
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    batrachomyomachia  
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    Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  
    Same Context
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    antagonism  brawl  clamor  confrontation  contention  
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    Kilkenny cats  argument  bicker  bickering  blood feud  
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