altercation
noun
[ ɒltəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
• "I had an altercation with the ticket collector"
Similar:
argument,
quarrel,
squabble,
fight,
shouting match,
contretemps,
disagreement,
difference of opinion,
dissension,
falling-out,
dispute,
disputation,
contention,
clash,
acrimonious exchange,
war of words,
wrangle,
donnybrook,
tiff,
set-to,
run-in,
spat,
scrap,
dust-up,
row,
barney,
slanging match,
ding-dong,
bust-up,
bit of argy-bargy,
ruck,
afters,
rammy,
rhubarb,
broil,
miff,
threap,
collieshangie,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin altercatio(n- ), from the verb altercari (see altercate).
