- heated argument
- vehement argument, angry debate
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
heated argument
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heated — adj. 1. characterized by great warmth and intensity of feeling; as, a heated argument. Opposite of {dispassionate, passionless}. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, hot, impassioned, perfervid, torrid. [WordNet 1.5] 2. supplied … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argument — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)gjʊmənt[/t]] ♦♦ arguments 1) N VAR: oft N for/against n/ ing, N that An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct. There s a strong argument … English dictionary
argument — ar|gu|ment W1S1 [ˈa:gjumənt US ˈa:r ] n 1.) a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily = ↑disagreement argument with ▪ I broke the vase during an argument with my husband. argument about/over ▪ an argument about who was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
argument — noun 1 (C) a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily (+ with): an argument with my husband (+ about/over): The argument seemed to be about who was going to take the cat to the vet. | have an argument: They were having an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
argument */*/*/ — UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡjʊmənt] / US [ˈɑrɡjəmənt] noun Word forms argument : singular argument plural arguments Metaphor: An argument is like a fight or war, with people attacking each other s opinions and defending their own. She tried to defend herself… … English dictionary
argument — ar|gu|ment [ argjəmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count an angry disagreement between people: QUARREL: a heated argument (=extremely angry disagreement) without an argument: They won t accept higher prices without an argument. have an argument (with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heated — heat|ed [ˈhi:tıd] adj 1.) a heated ↑swimming pool, room etc is made warm using a heater 2.) heated argument/debate/discussion etc an argument etc that is full of angry and excited feelings >heatedly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
heated — [[t]hi͟ːtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A heated discussion or quarrel is one where the people involved are angry and excited. It was a very heated argument and they were shouting at each other... Our discussions were rather heated. Ant: calm 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
heated — adjective 1 a heated swimming pool, room etc is made warm using a heater 2 heated argument/debate/discussion etc an argument etc that is full of angry and excited feelings heatedly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heated — adjective 1) a heated swimming pool Syn: warm, hot; thermal 2) a heated argument Syn: vehement, passionate, impassioned, animated, spirited, lively, intense, fiery; angry … Thesaurus of popular words
