altercation

US /ˌɑːl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌɑːl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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altercado, disputa, riña

a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public

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The police were called to break up an altercation between two neighbors.
La policía fue llamada para disolver un altercado entre dos vecinos.
He tried to avoid any further altercation with his colleague.
Trató de evitar cualquier otro altercado con su colega.