Found 2 items, similar to altercation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: altercation altercation n : noisy quarrel [syn: affray, fracas]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Altercation Altercation \Al`ter*ca"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. “Stormy altercations.” --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Syn: Altercation, Dispute, Wrangle. Usage: The term dispute is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a confused and noisy altercation. [1913 Webster] Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation. --Hakewill. [1913 Webster]