altercation
noun/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- a noisy argument or disagreement
- A youth became involved in an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin altercatio(n-), from the verb altercari.
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