ructions

noun

Definition of ructionsnext
plural of ruction
1
as in brawls
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people the ruction ended with everyone involved getting arrested

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2
as in commotions
a state of noisy, confused activity the ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on

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  1. disturbances
  2. altercations
  3. fracas
  4. noises
Noun
  • The problem, then, is that generative AI knows how to write discourses perfectly without generating disturbances.
    Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Can a synthetic interviewee say the absurd is a very valuable element in generating disturbances in discourse?
    Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Seiden also had physical altercations with Araujo, says Allie, but her friend was afraid to call 911 or go to police for help.
    Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In December 2023, the prisons experienced five homicides at four prisons, and other serious incidents, including numerous deaths after altercations between inmates, and a Central State Prison inmate dying from cardiac arrest after being stabbed, treated at a hospital and returning to prison.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of altercations
Noun
  • Frogtown’s flea market fracas and hard truths about gentrification.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The fracas threatens to shift Pennsylvania, an all important swing state, toward Vice President Harris. Hispanic, and particularly Puerto Rican, voters along the Highway 222 corridor, also known as the Latino Corridor, are a key demographic in a state that’s tied in most polls.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of fracas
Noun
  • The attic emits cooing noises at night.
    Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the semitruck driver heard a series of popping noises coming from the rear of the truck.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of noises
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