altercation

English

Etymology

From French altercation, from Latin altercatio.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɔl.tɚˈke.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

altercation (plural altercations)

1. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear

     "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.

Synonyms

• dispute, wrangle

Translations

dispute

Bengali: বিবাদ (bn) (bibad) Bulgarian: спор (bg) Czech: hádka (cs) f. Finnish: riita (fi), kiista (fi), sanasota (fi), tappelu (fi) French: altercation (fr) f.

German: heftige Auseinandersetzung f. Icelandic: bræta (is) f., rifrildi (is) n., deila (is) f., orðakast (is) n., orðahnippingar (is) f. pl., orðaskak (is) n., orðasenna (is) f. Spanish: disputa (es) f., altercado (es) m.

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French

Etymology

From Latin altercatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /al.tɛʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /al.tER.ka.sjO~/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: altercations

Noun

altercation f. (plural altercations)

1. Altercation