altercation

US /ˌɑːl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌɑːl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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口論, 言い争い, 喧嘩

a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public

:
The police were called to break up an altercation between two neighbors.
警察は近隣住民間の口論を仲裁するために呼ばれた。
He tried to avoid any further altercation with his colleague.
彼は同僚とのさらなる口論を避けようとした。