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Altercation vs Animosity - What's the difference?

altercation | animosity |

As nouns the difference between altercation and animosity

is that altercation is warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest while animosity is violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

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

    animosity

    English

    Noun

    (animosities)
  • Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

    • Synonyms

    * enmity * hatred * opposition * acrimony

    Antonyms

    * peace

    Related terms

    * animose

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