melee
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈmeɪleɪ/
- A great melee broke out at the rally as opposing groups clashed with shouting and pushing.
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Examples
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The Cold Spring authorities broke up the melee before any serious incidents occurred.
Academic text (2001) -
A great melee ensued, but the French were eventually driven back to their start line.
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In the course of the melee, one of them gets shot in the neck.
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Another melee is taking place in the park... right in front of the nation.
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Four persons were arrested and a number of others... ...including one policeman were injured in the melee.
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The green boy was swept away down the row in a furious melee of security people and emergency help.
Fiction book (1997) -
Across from the Hilton Hotel, there was a melee on the street.
Fiction book (1990) -
The horses stumbled and went down in the melee, and their riders went flying as well.
Fiction book (1993) -
When these fresh Allied cavalry reserves charged the French, a great melee ensued.
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During the melee, the Republican postmaster hid Long in an iron safe, and later in the courthouse belfry.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.6
A noisy, violent fight among a group in a public place
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
12
8.3
A violent fight between rival groups of young people
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8.0
A very rough fight or argument where people attack each other a lot
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7.5
A noisy fight where people push each other
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9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
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7.0
A noisy fight involving many people in one place
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Melee comes from the French word mêlée, which means 'mixing' or 'mix-up'. So a melee is like people 'mixed' together in a loud, confused fight.