altercation
Meaning
- (countable) An angry or heated dispute.
- (countable, historical) An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.
- (uncountable) Angry or heated disputation.
Synonyms
bustup
Translations
altercation
altercado
alterco
φιλονικία
altercação
altercat
Zank
iurgiumFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin altercātiō. Cognates * Catalan altercació * Italian altercazione * Occitan altercatio, altercassion * Portuguese altercação * Spanish altercación
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