altercation

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌɔːltɚˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a noisy or angry argument or dispute

A brief altercation broke out over the disputed bill.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a noisy or angry argument... argument dispute quarrel wrangle clash squabble

Opposites

agreement accord harmony concord

Word family

Related forms altercate

Etymology

From Latin altercātiō ('a dispute, debate'), from altercārī ('to dispute with another'), from alter ('other, the other of two').

altercātiō Latin alter Latin

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# altercation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌɔːltɚˈkeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a noisy or angry argument or dispute

## Examples
- A brief altercation broke out over the disputed bill.

## Synonyms
- argument
- dispute
- quarrel
- wrangle
- clash
- squabble

## Antonyms
- agreement
- accord
- harmony
- concord

## Related Forms
- altercate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: altercātiō
- Root: alter

## Etymology
From Latin altercātiō ('a dispute, debate'), from altercārī ('to dispute with another'), from alter ('other, the other of two').

## AI Etymology
Altercation is from Latin altercātiō ('a dispute, debate'), from altercārī ('to dispute with another'), from alter ('other, the other of two'). Important recorded forms include altercātiō (Latin) and alter (Latin). The current sense covers a noisy or angry argument or dispute. The wider family includes related words such as altercate.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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