WordCmp.com

altercation vs dustup

dustup vs altercation

altercation and dustup both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
altercation Yes No No No
dustup Yes No No No
As nouns, dustup is a hypernym of altercation; that is, dustup is a word with a broader meaning than altercation:
  • altercation: noisy quarrel
  • dustup: an angry dispute
Other hypernyms of altercation include quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle.
altercation (noun) dustup (noun)
noisy quarrel an angry dispute
Difference between altercation and dustup

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.