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ALTERCATION
affray, altercation, fracas
(noun) noisy quarrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
altercation (countable and uncountable, plural altercations)
Heated or angry dispute
Synonyms
• dispute, wrangle
Anagrams
• relactation
Source: Wiktionary
Al`ter*ca"tion, n. Etym: [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.]
Definition: Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. "Stormy altercations." Macaulay.
Syn.
– Altercation, Dispute, Wrangle. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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