Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A vehement quarrel.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of altercating; warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle.
- n. In Roman law, the method of proceeding on the trial of a cause in court by question and answer. Colquhoun. Synonyms Wrangle, Brawl, etc. See
quarrel , n.
Wiktionary
- n. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
WordNet 3.0
- n. noisy quarrel
Etymologies
- From French altercation, from Latin altercatio. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I find it interesting that the video starts just as the altercation is ending.”
“Long-term altercation effects will not be tolerated.”
“Artest, who is serving a one-game suspension for his involvement in altercation with Milwaukee forward Glenn Robinson.”
“As a general rule, we don't use the term "altercation" --- which implies blame on both sides --- when discussing kidnapping and assault.”
“Well, if I'm trying to climb back on the blogging wagon, so to speak, I suppose I could do a lot worse than talk about a meeting - maybe it would be more accurate to say 'altercation' - that I had on the job with an angry, unhappy woman.”
“When another nearby paparazzo began videotaping the incident - sorry, "altercation" - Crowley went after him, throwing that camera to the floor.”
“He later told the jury about a history of aggressive behavior by Mr. Huguely toward Ms. Love, referring to an altercation witnessed by some of their friends in February 2010.”
The Wall Street Journal: Virginia Lacrosse Player's Murder Trial Begins
“Leibovitz called the altercation “beyond senseless” and said Wilson had previous incidents of being unable to control his temper.”
“Judge Lynn Leibovitz called the altercation "beyond senseless" and said Wilson had earlier incidents of an inability to control his temper.”
“Earlier, IEC district monitor Lungile Mpetsheni said only one of the 54 voting stations in the Centane area had been open on Friday morning, and one of the reasons for the altercation was a delay in the distribution of election materials.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘altercation’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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Classic
aberration, abstruse, anomaly, assiduous, august, banal, boisterous, dulcet, epitome, impudent, insolent, mellifluous and 401 more...
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fight
words for fighting
( open list, randomness )bout, fight, match, smackdown, blue, stoush, battle, clash, fuss, fray, ruckus, tussle and 115 more...
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501
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aberration, abstruse, anomaly, assiduous, august, banal, boisterous, dulcet, epitome, impudent, insolent, mellifluous and 401 more...
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501
Classic
aberration, abstruse, anomaly, assiduous, august, banal, boisterous, dulcet, epitome, impudent, insolent, mellifluous and 401 more...
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501
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bane, bilk, boor, elan, ado, toil, onus, aberration, abstruse, anomaly, assiduous, august and 401 more...
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a list of inane -cation variants
staycation, daycation, altercation, cation, classification, caycation, fraycation, neighcation, braycation, jaycation, awaycation, praycation and 96 more...
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gre words
convoluted, deride, melancholy, antagonize, antagonize, deference, portentous, prodigious, ruminate, ineffable, turgid, mossy and 58 more...
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SAT words
abase, abate, abet, abject, abjure, abrogate, abscond, abstruse, accolade, accommodating, accost, accretion and 202 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, A
abaculus, abacus, abaft, abarticular, abbreviate, abeyance, abiding, anthocyanin, antemeridian, arcane, adjure, adduce and 418 more...
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Playa
schadenfreude, quixotic, serendipity, loquacious, ubiquitous, aforementioned, inherently, superfluous, dissonance, tersely, poignant, plethora and 108 more...
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GRE 3500
abase, abash, abate, aberrant, abeyance, abjure, ablution, abut, accede, accentuate, acerbity, acetic and 133 more...
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Words I Know
List of most of the words I've learned
garner, abase, abate, abdicate, abduct, aberration, abet, abhor, abide, abject, abjure, abnegation and 1046 more...
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quotato's Words
prospicience, appoggiatura, actually, thrum, nisus, univocal, eschatology, concupiscible, penury, psychedelic, vapid, braggadocio and 107 more...
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inkhorn's Words
inkhorn, aplomb, apotheosis, asinine, avatar, bombastic, boorish, bromide, bucolic, cagey, canvass, digress and 991 more...
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SAT Vocab
Redundant.
problematic, proclivity, prodigal, prodigious, prodigy, profane, profligate, profound, profusion, proliferation, prolific, prologue and 455 more...
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