Ruction
//ˈɹʌk.ʃən// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A noisy quarrel or fight.
"If you do want to go home, here’s your whip. Don’t fall off. Say to her you wanted it, or there might be ructions."
- 2 the act of making a noisy disturbance wordnet
Example
More examples"If you do want to go home, here’s your whip. Don’t fall off. Say to her you wanted it, or there might be ructions."
Etymology
1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.
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