fracas
noun/ˈfɹækɑː/UK/ˈfɹeɪkəs/US
Etymology
From French fracas, derived from fracasser, from Italian fracassare, from fra- + cassare, equivalent to Latin infra + quassare.
- derived from infra
- derived from fracassare
- borrowed from fracas
Definitions
A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- The Oregon-Northern California region had lost much of its population during the fracas of 1980; it had been heavily hit by Red Chinese guided missiles, and of course the clouds of fallout had blanketed it in the subsequent decade.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fracas. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA