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noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈɹʌk.ʃən/
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  • rhymes with -ʌkʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

A noisy quarrel or fight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brawl, disturbance, fracas, row, uproar, argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, issue, palaver, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tangle, threap, tiff, wrangle, affray, dust-up, kerfuffle, rixation, ruckus, set to, set-to, stoush

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of making a noisy disturbance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commotion, din, ruckus, rumpus, tumult

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disturbance

Narrower terms: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

History

Etymology

1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: талаш (talaş) — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Bashkir: ыҙғыш (ıźğış) — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Bulgarian: кавга (kavga) — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Bulgarian: караница (karanica) — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Czech: povyk — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Dutch: vechtpartij — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Dutch: oproer — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Dutch: krakeel — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Dutch: herrie — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Dutch: tumult — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Finnish: rähinä — noisy quarrel or fight
  • French: rixe — noisy quarrel or fight
  • German: Aufruhr — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Italian: rissa — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Māori: tutūnga — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Māori: tutūnga o te puehu — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Māori: heihei — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Polish: zajście — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Polish: zamieszanie — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Scottish Gaelic: ramaidh — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Spanish: pelea — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Spanish: reyerta — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Swedish: bråk — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Swedish: gräl — noisy quarrel or fight
  • Swedish: gruff — noisy quarrel or fight