🔄 Synonyms of "Altercation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fracasnoun | A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap. |
| affraynoun | The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. |
| brawlnoun | A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. |
| disputenoun | An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. |
| disagreementnoun | (uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring. |
| controversynoun | A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife. |
| confrontationnoun | The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face. |
| encounternoun | A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected. |
| incidentnoun | (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence. |
| argumentnoun | (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. |
| rownoun | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc. |
| clashnoun | Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc. |
| fraynoun | (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel. |
| conflictnoun | A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. |
| pitched battlenoun | (military) A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight. |
| wranglenoun | (countable) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation. |
| war of wordsnoun | (idiomatic) A heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements. |
| battlegroundnoun | (figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. |
| bun fightnoun | (chiefly UK, slang) A formal tea party or other social gathering, especially one at which food is served. |
| meleenoun | (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
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