altercation [ˌɔ:ltərˈkeɪʃn]

例句:

• The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.
  男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议.
  
• Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.
  争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的.
  
• I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
  我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。
  
• Mild altercation would be closer to the mark.
  来自THETIMES
• "I hope you get to see a traffic altercation," he said.
  来自NEWYORKER
• BST - Three police officers are injured after intervening in an altercation in Brixton, south London.
  来自BBC