- 1. n. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. Source: opted
- 2. n. noisy quarrel Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat oranger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. "Stormy altercations."Macaulay. Source: adambom
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