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ruction noun [ ˈrʌkʃ(ə)n ]

• a disturbance or quarrel.
• "she acted as if there'd been no earlier ruction"
Similar: disturbance, noise, racket, din, commotion, fuss, pother, uproar, furore, hue and cry, rumpus, ruckus, fracas, altercation, quarrel, an outcry, trouble, the devil to pay, hell to pay, to-do, carry-on, hullabaloo, hoo-ha, ballyhoo, stink, row, kerfuffle, foofaraw,
Origin: early 19th century: of unknown origin.


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