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Dictionary: al·ter·ca·tion   (ôl'tər-kā'shən) pronunciation
n.
A vehement quarrel.


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noun

    A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict/cooperation.

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Definition: fight, often verbal
Antonyms: agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An angry fight or dispute.

pronunciation I wanted to leave my job without an altercation.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skænderi, trætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruzie, hevige twist

Français (French)
n. - altercation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Streitgespräch, Auseinandersetzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λογομαχία, διαπληκτισμός

Italiano (Italian)
alterco, disputa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - altercação (f), briga (f)

Русский (Russian)
громкие пререкания, перебранка

Español (Spanish)
n. - altercado, discusión, disputa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gräl, dispyt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
争论, 口角

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爭論, 口角

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말다툼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 口論, 激論

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشاجره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ריב, ויכוח‬


 
 
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