fracas
noun
[ ˈfrakɑː ]
• a noisy disturbance or quarrel.
• "the fracas was broken up by stewards"
Similar:
disturbance,
quarrel,
scuffle,
brawl,
affray,
tussle,
melee,
free-for-all,
fight,
clash,
skirmish,
brouhaha,
riot,
uproar,
commotion,
argument,
altercation,
angry exchange,
war of words,
shouting match,
tiff,
dispute,
disagreement,
row,
wrangle,
squabble,
rumpus,
stooshie,
donnybrook,
bangarang,
falling-out,
set-to,
run-in,
shindig,
shindy,
dust-up,
punch-up,
scrap,
spat,
ruckus,
argy-bargy,
ruction,
fisticuffs,
barney,
bunfight,
ding-dong,
bust-up,
ruck,
slanging match,
afters,
rammy,
rhubarb,
broil,
miff,
Origin:
early 18th century: French, from fracasser, from Italian fracassare ‘make an uproar’.
