Discussion vs Altercation - What's the difference?
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Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
Text giving further detail on a subject.
Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
* (rfdate), Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
Discussion is a related term of altercation.
As nouns the difference between discussion and altercation
is that discussion is conversation or debate concerning a particular topic while altercation is warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.discussion
English
(wikipedia discussion)Noun
(en noun)- There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
- This topic is not open to discussion .
- Under each heading, you will find a discussion section.
altercation
English
Noun
(en noun)- "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 .