English-Thai Dictionary

altercation

N การ ทุ่มเถียง  การทะเลาะวิวาท  quarrel kan-thum-tiang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALTERCATION

n.[L. altercatio.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALTERCATION

Al `ter *ca "tion, n. Etym: [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.]

 

Defn: Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. "Stormy altercations." Macaulay.

 

Syn. -- Altercation, Dispute, Wrangle. The term dispute is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a confused and noisy altercation. Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation. Hakewill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

altercation

al ter ca tion |ˌôltərˈkāSHən ˌɔltərˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun a noisy argument or disagreement, esp. in public: I had an altercation with the conductor. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin altercatio (n- ), from the verb altercari (see altercate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

altercation

al ¦ter |ca ¦tion |ɒltəˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public: I had an altercation with the ticket collector. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin altercatio (n- ), from the verb altercari (see altercate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

altercation

altercation noun an unruly passenger got into an altercation with the flight crew: argument, quarrel, squabble, fight, shouting match, disagreement, contretemps, difference of opinion, falling-out, dispute, disputation, clash, fracas, wrangle, blowup, skirmish, run-in, war of words, donnybrook; informal tiff, scrap, spat, row, rhubarb.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

altercation

altercation noun I had an altercation with the ticket collector: argument, quarrel, squabble, fight, shouting match, contretemps, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out, dispute, disputation, contention, clash, acrimonious exchange, war of words, wrangle; Irish, N. Amer., & Austral. donnybrook; informal tiff, set-to, run-in, spat, scrap, dust-up; Brit. informal row, barney, slanging match, ding-dong, bust-up, bit of argy-bargy, ruck; Scottish informal rammy; N. Amer. informal rhubarb; archaic broil, miff; Scottish archaic threap, collieshangie.

 

French Dictionary

altercation

altercation n. f. nom féminin Échange verbal violent. : Une altercation entre des automobilistes. SYNONYME dispute ; querelle .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

altercation

al ter ca tion /ɔ̀ːltə r kéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠ «…との » 口論, 激論, 論争 (dispute ) «with , between » .