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Synonyms

argument
bicker
clash
contention
controversy
debate
difficulty
disagreement
dispute
fight
polemic
quarrel
run-in
spat
squabble
tiff
word
wrangle

al·ter·ca·tion (ôĺtər-kā́shən)

noun

A vehement quarrel.

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