altercation
pronunciation
How to pronounce altercation in British English:
UK [ˌɔ:ltəˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce altercation in American English:
US [ˌɔltərˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- noisy quarrel
Word Origin
- altercation (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French altercacion (12c.) and directly from Latin altercationem (nominative altercatio) "a dispute, debate, discussion," noun of action from past participle stem of altercari "to dispute (with another)," from alter "other" (see alter).
Example
- 1. The police source denied officers were following up a complaint from a photographer in relation to an alleged altercation with the left-back .
- 2. Last year , he was shot in the stomach following an altercation with a security guard , and he had recently been injured in a car accident .
- 3. China 's most recent deployment to the islands was the latest move in an altercation that flared up in april between chinese and philippine ships near scarborough shoal .