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- Dictionaryfracas/ˈfrakɑː/
noun
- 1. a noisy disturbance or quarrel: "the fracas was broken up by stewards"
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a noisy argument or fight: He was injured in a Saturday-night fracas outside a disco. fracas over The prime minister has joined the fracas over the proposed changes. Synonyms. affray specialized. altercation formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fighting. armed combat. arms. array. bellicosity. blood diamond. bloodlessly. conflict.
: a noisy quarrel : brawl. a drunken fracas. Synonyms. battle. clash. combat. conflict. contest. dustup. fight. fray. hassle. scrap. scrimmage. scrum. scuffle.
Fracas definition: a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.. See examples of FRACAS used in a sentence.
A fracas is a noisy quarrel. Fracas comes from an Italian word meaning "uproar" or "crash." Two people in a quiet little spat is not a fracas, but a schoolyard rumble definitely qualifies as one! Sometimes fracas means the large amount of outraged discussion that an event causes. Imagine the fracas if your school decided to ban sneakers!
fracas. (frækɑː , US freɪkəs ) singular noun. A fracas is a rough, noisy quarrel or fight. In the fracas the car driver made off. Synonyms: brawl, fight, trouble, row More Synonyms of fracas. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row, ruction, tumult.
noun. /ˈfrækɑː/ /ˈfreɪkəs/ (plural fracas. /ˈfrækɑːz/ /ˈfreɪkəs/ , North American English fracases. /ˈfrækɑːzɪz/ /ˈfreɪkəsɪz/ ) [usually singular] a noisy argument or fight, usually involving several people. a fracas between the supporters of the two teams. Topics Opinion and argument c2. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
A noisy fight or loud quarrel; brawl. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap. Wiktionary. Synonyms: altercation. affray. squabble. scrap. rumpus. quarrel. flight. disturbance. uproar. commotion. brouhaha. row. melee. donnybrook. dispute. Antonyms: harmony. calm. peace.
FRACAS meaning: a noisy fight or argument. Learn more.
Fracas definition, a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar. See more.
