altercation

Questions about altercation

What does altercation mean?

altercation means "noisy quarrel".

How many syllables are in altercation?

altercation has 4 syllables: al-ter-ca-tion. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˌɑltɚˈkeɪʃən/.

What is another word for altercation?

Close synonyms include affray, fracas. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is altercation a common word?

altercation is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with altercation?

104 words rhyme with altercation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.