Definitions
A noisy fight, disturbance, or public brawl.
Word origin
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 *exfridāre.
Used in a sentence
“That voice doth us affray.”
“A 22-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident for affray towards attending paramedics.”
“The patient, who had a full view of the skirmish, was so tickled at the affray, that he burst into a laughter, which broke the quinsey, and cured him.”
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01“Noisy fight”6 letters
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