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affray
English
Alternative forms
- afray
Etymology
From Middle English affraien (“to terrify, frighten”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”) and Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”) (compare modern French effrayer), from Vulgar Latin *exfrid?re or from es- (“ex-”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from *frij?n? (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr?y-, *pr?y- (“to like, love”). Cognate with Old High German fridu (“peace”), Old English friþ (“peace, frith”), Old English fr?od (“peace, friendship”), German Friede (“peace”). Compare also afear. More at free, friend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?e?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Verb
affray (third-person singular simple present affrays, present participle affraying, simple past and past participle affrayed)
- (archaic, transitive) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- (archaic, transitive) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
Related terms
- afraid
Noun
affray (countable and uncountable, plural affrays)
- The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.
- 2015, 8 November, "Rugby league journalist Gary Carter critically ill after Bethnal Green attack", BBC News [1]
- A 22-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident for affray towards attending paramedics.
- 2015, 8 November, "Rugby league journalist Gary Carter critically ill after Bethnal Green attack", BBC News [1]
- A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
- The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
- (obsolete) Terror.
Synonyms
- fray, brawl
- alarm, terror, fright
Related terms
- fray
Translations
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altercation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French altercation.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?l.t??ke?.??n/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?l.t??ke?.??n/
- Hyphenation: al?ter?ca?tion
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
altercation (countable and uncountable, plural altercations)
- Heated or angry dispute
Synonyms
- dispute, wrangle
Related terms
- altercative
Translations
Anagrams
- relactation
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin altercatio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.t??.ka.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: altercations
Noun
altercation f (plural altercations)
- Altercation
Further reading
- “altercation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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