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altercation vs run-in

run-in vs altercation

altercation and run-in both are nouns.

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

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