altercation

Pronunciation: /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/

The English word “altercation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

An angry or heated dispute.
An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.
Angry or heated disputation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercātiō. Cognates * Catalan altercació * Italian altercazione * Occitan altercatio, altercassion * Portuguese altercação * Spanish altercación

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