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Dictionary: fra·cas   (frā'kəs, frăk'əs) pronunciation
n.
A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; a brawl. See synonyms at brawl.

[French, from Italian fracasso, from fracassare, to make an uproar.]


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noun

    A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil2, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row2, ruction, tumult. Slang rumble. See attack/defend.

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n

Definition: disturbance, fight
Antonyms: calm, harmony, peace


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IN BRIEF: n. - Noisy quarrel.

Tutor's tip: This was the final winning word in the 1930 National Spelling Bee.

Games: Fracas
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  • Release Date: 1997
  • Genre: Shooter
  • Style: Fixed Screen Shooter
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For the term meaning "a disorderly quarrel", see fracas at Wiktionary.

Fracas may refer to:


Translations: Fracas
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skænderi, ballade

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruzie

Français (French)
n. - altercation, accrochage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufruhr, Krawall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμπλοκή, καβγάς, πατιρντί, φασαρία

Italiano (Italian)
fallimento, insuccesso, alterco, lite, rissa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tumulto (m)

Русский (Russian)
шумная ссора

Español (Spanish)
n. - gresca, reyerta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stormigt uppträde

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
喧噪, 纷扰, 吵闹

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喧噪, 紛擾, 吵鬧

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소동, 싸움

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشاجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תגרה, מהומה‬


 
 
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