Definition of ALTERCATION

altercation

Meanings

Plural: altercations

Noun

  • noisy quarrel
  • An angry or heated dispute.
  • An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.
  • Angry or heated disputation.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercātiō.
Cognates
* Catalan altercació
* Italian altercazione
* Occitan altercatio, altercassion
* Portuguese altercação
* Spanish altercación

Scrabble Score: 13

altercation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
altercation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
altercation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

altercation is a valid Words With Friends word