Altercate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have a disagreement over something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætʃlaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌakɪəsˈɔːɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌakɪəsˈɔːɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈætʃlaɪn/.

Examples

We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
These two fellows are always scrapping over something

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dispute argufy quarrel scrap

Parts of Speech

verb	have a disagreement over something “We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”

Word Forms

quarrel	noun	an angry dispute
quarreller	noun	a disputant who quarrels
quarreler	noun	a disputant who quarrels
disputative	adjective	inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
dispute	noun	coming into conflict with
disputation	noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
disputant	noun	a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
scrap	noun	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
scrapper	noun	someone who fights (or is fighting)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sich auseinander setzen

eine Meinungsverschiedenheit über etwas haben

🇫🇷French

altérer

avoir un désaccord sur quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

altercar

tener un desacuerdo sobre algo

🇮🇹Italian

altercare

avere un disaccordo su qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

ruzie maken

ergens een meningsverschil over hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

brigar

ter um desentendimento sobre algo

🇷🇺Russian

ссориться

иметь разногласия по поводу чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवाद करना

किसी बात पर असहमति होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবর্তন

কিছু নিয়ে মতবিরোধ আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறிமாறி

ஏதாவது ஒரு கருத்து வேறுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

వాదించు

ఏదో ఒక విషయంలో విభేదాలు ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

फेरफार

एखाद्या गोष्टीवर मतभेद असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદલાવ

કોઈ બાબત પર મતભેદ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಗ್ವಾದ

ಯಾವುದೋ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യവഹാരം

എന്തെങ്കിലും കാര്യത്തിൽ അഭിപ്രായവ്യത്യാസമുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਾਓ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ردوبدل

کسی چیز پر اختلاف ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争论

对某事有分歧

🇯🇵Japanese

口論する

何かについて意見の相違がある

🇰🇷Korean

언쟁하다

어떤 일에 의견 차이가 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cãi nhau

có sự bất đồng về điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ทะเลาะกัน

มีความขัดแย้งในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertengkar

mempunyai perselisihan mengenai suatu hal

🇵🇭Filipino

salitan

magkaroon ng hindi pagkakasundo sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

bergaduh

mempunyai perselisihan pendapat tentang sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشاجرة

لديهم خلاف حول شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

دعوا کردن

بر سر چیزی اختلاف نظر دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

kavga etmek

bir şey üzerinde anlaşmazlığa düşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתחלפים

יש אי הסכמה על משהו

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