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altercationnoun an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinionsjudging from all the slamming and banging, I'd say there was some sort of altercation going on next door argle-bargle(chiefly British), argument, argy-bargy(chiefly British), battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tusslelogomachyfeud, vendettaattack, contention, dissension(also dissention)debate, difference, disputationfuss, objection, protest, protestationaffray(chiefly British), fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee(also mêlée)catfight quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble mean a noisy dispute usually marked by anger.quarrel implies heated verbal contention, stressing strained or severed relations which may persist beyond the contention.a quarrel nearly destroyed the relationship wrangle suggests undignified and often futile disputation with a noisy insistence on differing opinions.wrangle interminably about small issues altercation implies fighting with words as the chief weapon, although it may also connote blows.a loud public altercation squabble stresses childish and unseemly dispute over petty matters, but it need not imply bitterness or anger.a brief squabble over what to do next in the 14th century |