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Altercation

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affraynounThe fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
fracasnounA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

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fracasnounA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
affraynounThe fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
brawlnounA disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
disputenounAn argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
disagreementnoun(uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
controversynounA debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
confrontationnounThe act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
encounternounA 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.
rownounA line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
clashnounOpposition; 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.
conflictnounA 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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