altercation

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable) An angry or heated dispute.
2. (countable, historical) An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.
3. (uncountable) Angry or heated disputation.

Concepts

altercation

querelle

dispute

bagarre

altércation

échauffourée

orage

chamaillis

bousculade

tempête

algarade

Synonymes

quarrel

dispute

contention

wrangle

fight

controversy

row

brawl

squabble

argument

bustup

arguing

bickering

disagreement

disputation

fracas

fray

scuffle

strife

tilt

affray

dissension

embroilment

face-off

feud

bust up

wrangler

wrangling

jangle

logomachy

muss

objection

broil

brabble

ruckus

ruction

scramble

scrap

falling-out

set-to

spat

barney

pettifoggery

struggle

tiff

disceptation

turmoil

unpleasantness

contestation

commotion

Traductions

altercado

alterco

litigio

φιλονικία

Zank

altercação

altercat

woordenwisseling

ruzie

iurgium

διαπληκτισμός

disputa

twist

lite

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: altercacioun

Appartenant à français: altercation

Appartenant à catalan: altercació

Appartenant à italien: altercazione

Appartenant à occitan: altercatio

Appartenant à portugais: altercação

Appartenant à espagnol: altercación

In summary

Borrowed from Latin altercātiō.
Cognates
* Catalan altercació
* Italian altercazione
* Occitan altercatio, altercassion
* Portuguese altercação
* Spanish altercación