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Altercation vs Adjustment - What's the difference?

altercation | adjustment |

As nouns the difference between altercation and adjustment

is that altercation is warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest while adjustment is a small change; a minor correction; a modification.

altercation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
  • * (rfdate), Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
    • "What the hell is it to you who are my friends?" roared McMurdo in a voice which brought every head in the carriage round to witness the altercation .

    Synonyms

    * dispute, wrangle

    adjustment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a small change; a minor correction; a modification
    • The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
  • The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
    • When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.

    Synonyms

    * change * correction * modification

    Related terms

    * adjustable * adjuster

    See also

    * (wikipedia)