altercation
21altercation — (al tèr ka sion) s. f. Débat ou contestation. Une vive altercation. Ils ont de fréquentes altercations. HISTORIQUE XIIIe s. • Il firent une accordance de paix des altercations, DU CANGE accordia.. XIVe s. • En mains debas et… …
22altercation — al|ter|ca|tion [ˌo:ltəˈkeıʃən US ˌo:ltər ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin altercatio, from altercari to quarrel ] formal a short noisy argument ▪ They became involved in an altercation …
23altercation — means a heated exchange of words. If blows are traded or shoving is involved, it is not properly an altercation …
24altercation — noun an unruly passenger got into an altercation with the flight crew Syn: argument, quarrel, squabble, fight, shouting match, disagreement, contretemps, difference of opinion, falling out, dispute, disputation, clash, fracas, wrangle, blowup,… …
25Altercation Voltaire-Rohan — Cet article traite de l altercation qui opposa l aristocrate Guy Auguste de Rohan, comte de Chabot, surnommé le chevalier de Rohan et l écrivain et philosophe François Marie Arouet, dit Voltaire, au mois de janvier 1726. L altercation D après… …
26altercation — noun Date: 14th century a noisy heated angry dispute; also noisy controversy Synonyms: see quarrel …
27altercation — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, argument, bicker, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, cat and dog life, combat, conflict, contention, contentiousness, contest, contestation, controversy, cut and thrust, debate, disputation, dispute,… …
28altercation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See discord. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wrangle, argument, quarrel, squabble, row; see dispute , fight 1 . See Synonym Study at quarrel . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. quarrel, fight, argument,… …
29altercation — al|ter|ca|tion [ ,ɔltər keıʃn ] noun count FORMAL a noisy argument …
30altercation — al·ter·ca·tion || ‚ɔËltÉ™ keɪʃn n. quarrel; dispute; argument …
