altercation Copy link Outline 1. altĕrcātĭo2. jurgium • altercation: 1. altĕrcātĭo: the day was wasted in a., dies consumptus est altercatione, Cic.: a great a. arises between me and Velleius on the subject, oritur mihi magna de re al. cum Velleio, Cic. 2. jurgium: v. quarrel, wrangling.