altercation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin altercātiō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ˌɒl-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔltɚˈkeɪʃən/ (cot–caught merger, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɑltɚˈkeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: al‧ter‧cat‧ion === Noun === altercation (countable and uncountable, plural altercations) (countable) An angry or heated dispute. Synonyms: argument, wrangle; see also Thesaurus:dispute (countable, law, historical) An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law. (uncountable) Angry or heated disputation. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === relactation == French == === Etymology === From Middle French altercacion, altercation, from Old French altercation, borrowed from Latin altercātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.tɛʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/ Homophone: altercations Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Hyphenation: al‧ter‧cat‧ion === Noun === altercation f (plural altercations) altercation === Further reading === “altercation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012