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Ruction vs Affray - What's the difference?

ruction | affray |

As nouns the difference between ruction and affray

is that ruction is a noisy quarrel or fight while affray is the act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.

As a verb affray is

to startle from quiet; to alarm.

ruction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A noisy quarrel or fight.

    • Synonyms

    * (noisy quarrel) brawl, disturbance, fracas, row, uproar

    Related terms

    * (l)

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    affray

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
  • A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
  • The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
    • The affray in the busy marketplace caused great terror and disorder.

    Synonyms

    * fray, brawl. * alarm, terror, fright.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  • * Chaucer
    • Smale foules a great heap / That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep.
  • To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
  • * Shakespeare
    • That voice doth us affray .