Ruction

//ˈɹʌk.ʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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