altercation

• Nom désignant une dispute bruyante, vive ou coléreuse entre des personnes, souvent brève et marquée par des échanges de propos hostiles.

A noun referring to a noisy, heated, or angry dispute or quarrel between people.

1. Noisy quarrelC1formal

   A loud, heated, and often angry argument or dispute between people.

   Altercation

   • The two neighbors had a loud altercation over the property line.
   • An altercation broke out in the bar after closing time.
   • The police were called to break up the altercation.

   Synonymesargumentclashdisputefightquarrelrowskirmishsquabbletiffwrangle

   Antonymesaccordagreementconcordharmonypeacereconciliation