An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
例句
I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。
英汉词典释义
n.
争辩, 争吵
The boys had an altercation over the umpire’s decision.男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的。