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ruc·tion
noun \ˈrək-shən\Definition of RUCTION
1
: a noisy fight
2
Examples of RUCTION
- <the ruction ended with everyone involved getting arrested>
- <the ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on>
Origin of RUCTION
perhaps by shortening & alteration from insurrection
First Known Use: circa 1825
Related to RUCTION
- Synonyms
- affray [chiefly British], broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, brawl
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