fracas
noun [S] /ˈfræk.ɑː/
/ˈfreɪ.kəs/ Definition
› a noisy argument or fight: He was injured in a Saturday-night fracas outside a disco. The prime minister has joined the fracas over the proposed changes to the health service.FightingArguments and disagreements
(Definition of fracas noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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