altercation
noun
al·ter·ca·tion
ˌȯl-tər-ˈkā-shən 
: a noisy, heated, angry dispute
He got into several altercations with his boss.
also
: noisy controversy
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The 18-year-old’s boyfriend was seen in the footage attempting to stop the altercation.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The sole witness to the altercation was the car’s driver, who testified at the trial through an Urdu language translator.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The pilots overheard the altercation and ultimately decided to turn the plane back around to Savannah Hilton Head airport, rather than continue to Miami.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
According to the Waterbury Police Department, a school resource officer assigned to the middle school responded to an altercation involving four seventh-grade female students on March 3.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The sole witness to the altercation was the car’s driver, who testified at the trial through an Urdu language translator.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The pilots overheard the altercation and ultimately decided to turn the plane back around to Savannah Hilton Head airport, rather than continue to Miami.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
According to the Waterbury Police Department, a school resource officer assigned to the middle school responded to an altercation involving four seventh-grade female students on March 3.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Altercation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altercation. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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altercation
noun
al·ter·ca·tion
ˌȯl-tər-ˈkā-shən
: a noisy or angry dispute
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