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  1. The meaning of ALTERCATION is a noisy, heated, angry dispute; also : noisy controversy. How to use altercation in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Altercation.

  2. a loud argument or disagreement: According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant. Synonyms. affray specialized. fracas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up.

  3. a loud argument or disagreement: According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant. Synonyms. affray specialized. fracas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up.

  4. Altercation definition: a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.. See examples of ALTERCATION used in a sentence.

  5. Fight is a simple, effective one-syllable word, while quarrel is a softer, two-syllable word, and altercation is a very civilized-sounding four-syllable word for the same uncivilized thing: a noisy argument between angry people. Someone who gets a black eye fighting for a parking spot might — after cooling down — describe the incident as an ...

  6. altercation. 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.

  7. Definition of altercation. as in dispute. an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions judging from all the slamming and banging, I'd say there was some sort of altercation going on next door. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. dispute. quarrel. controversy. disagreement. fight. brawl. argument. bicker. misunderstanding. spat.

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