Noun: altercation ,ol-tur'key-shun [N. Amer], ,ol-tu(r)'key-shun or ,ól-tu(r)'key-shun [Brit]
- Noisy quarrel
"An altercation broke out between the two drivers after the fender bender";
- affray, fracas
Derived forms: altercations
Type of: barney [Brit, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], bust-up [informal], ding-dong [Brit, informal], dustup [informal], dust-up, quarrel, row[2], run-in [informal], slanging match [Brit, informal], words, wrangle
Encyclopedia: Altercation