fracas

Meaning

A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

Synonyms

din

tumult

uproar

brawl

noise

ado

row

fight

fuss

quarrel

affray

shindy

ballyhoo

bedlam

fray

racket

altercation

commotion

riot

rowdiness

ruckus

rumpus

run-in

scrimmage

scuffle

set-to

sound

🔉

squabble

struggle

trouble

hullabaloo

bicker

bluster

brouhaha

bustle

clamor

clamour

clamouring

clatter

contention

dogfight

donnybrook

hob

hubbub

jangle

nuisance

pandemonium

pother

Translations

gresca

bagarre

rivolta

ruzie

querelle

rissa

gürültü

alboroto

kavga

lite

Aufruhr

rixa

altercado

litis

velvele

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹækɑː/

Etymology

From French fracas, derived from fracasser, from Italian fracassare, from fra- + cassare, equivalent to Latin infra + quassare.