fracas

noun

fra·cas ˈfrā-kəs $How to pronounce fracas (audio)$ ˈfra- $How to pronounce fracas (audio)$

British

ˈfra-ˌkä $How to pronounce fracas (audio)$

plural fracases ˈfrā-kə-səz $How to pronounce fracas (audio)$

ˈfra-

or British fracas ˈfra-ˌkäz $How to pronounce fracas (audio)$

Synonyms of fracas next

: a noisy quarrel : brawl

a drunken fracas

Examples of fracas in a Sentence

the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game

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But rather confusingly, this fracas appears to have been staged so that duo can exit their top-secret careers as globe-trotting clandestine agents, disappearing together into civilian life. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025 The latest fracas between bickering foes India and Pakistan has finally ended after a resolution was resolved following months of warring almost jeopardized the upcoming Champions Trophy. —

Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Jassi’s personality shone early in the fracas over Karen and Gizelle’s competing events. —

Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024 Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is highlighting his love for his home island Tuesday, following the fracas over a comedy set at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday that equated Puerto Rico to a garbage patch. —

Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fracas