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| Main Entry: | altercation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, often verbal |
| Synonyms: | argument, beef*, blowup*, bone of contention*, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap*, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in*, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to*, squabbling |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | controversy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | debate, dispute |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef*, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, embroilment, falling-out*, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, dissention, polemic, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, forbearance, harmony, peace, quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef*, bone of contention*, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entanglement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complication, predicament |
| Synonyms: | affair, association, cobweb, complexity, confusion, difficulty, embarrassment, embroilment, imbroglio, intricacy, intrigue, involvement, jumble, knot, liaison, mesh, mess, mix-up, muddle, snare, tangle, toil, trap, web, enmeshment, ensnarement, entrapment, tie-up |
| Antonyms: | simplicity, disentanglement |
| Main Entry: | imbroglio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding; fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, brawl, broil*, brouhaha*, complexity, complication, dispute, embarrassment, embroilment, entanglement, falling-out*, involvement, miff*, quandary, quarrel, row, run-in*, soap opera*, spat, squabble, bickering, flack, knock-down-drag-out |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peacemaking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef*, brouhaha, conflict, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, dissension, embroilment, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, row, rumpus*, run-in*, squabble, strife, tiff, words, bickering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement or fight, often brief |
| Synonyms: | affray, argument, battle, brawl, break, broil, brush, bump, collision, concussion, conflict, confrontation, crash, difference of opinion, discord, disharmony, dispute, donnybrook*, embroilment, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, impact, jam, jar, jolt, jump, melee, misunderstanding, mix up, opposition, rift, riot, row, rumpus, run-in, rupture, scrap, scrimmage, shock, showdown, skirmish, smash, wallop, discordance, have a go at each other, set-to |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | involvement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection |
| Synonyms: | association, embroilment, engagement, relationship, responsibility |
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