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altercation

noun
🔊/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃn/
 [countable, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. a noisy argument or disagreement争论；争辩；争吵
    • A youth became involved in an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.一名青年卷入了与警察争执的违规停车罚单。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin altercatio(n-), from the verb altercari.