ruction
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈrʌkʃən/
- Archaic
:
alboroto
- The children caused a ruction in the library, making it hard for anyone to read.
Examples
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The boys of destruction disorder and ruction.
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The boys of destruction disorder and ruction.
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The boys of destruction disorder and ruction.
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The boys of destruction disorder and ruction.
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The boys of destruction disorder and ruction.
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There's been a few ructions, but it's evening out.
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Serious ructions, serious drama going on in the astronomy world.
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I didn't like the idea: wire has no give to it, and when his vessel was toiling to rise to a sea and our boat was sliding down another, there could be ructions.
Fiction book (1991) -
Of course, George Elliott Clarke's Record of the Ruction is all imagery (and action and symbolism), and what powerful, resonant imagery it is.
Blog text (12) -
Judith, who'd plainly had a merciless ruction with her brother, refused even to look at Robbie, but the envelope went in the register drawer.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
138
4.8
A time of great confusion and disorder
126
4.1
A break in the normal flow of activity
80
4.2
A short time of excitement and activity
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
52
6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
47
3.9
A loud, confused noise and activity by a group of people
45
3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
31
6.8
A loud, confused noise made by people arguing or shouting
27
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
25
3.7
A short, rough fight between people, not usually serious
18
7.7
A time of strong political or social disorder
14
4.8
A short, rough fight that is noisy or confused
12
7.7
A noisy, confused situation with a crowd behaving badly
11
7.6
Loud noise and activity, often with people shouting
8
8.8
A small noisy fuss when people disagree
5
7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
3
3.9
An event that makes things fall over or get mixed up
2
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
2
7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
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9.6
A noisy, confused situation with many people and activity
1
9.3
A fight in a public place that scares people and disturbs others
1
4.5
Noisy, rough behavior that causes trouble
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8.4
A noisy fight between several people, often in public places
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
A noisy disturbance caused by activity or argument
A state of loud noise and confusion
A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger
A noisy, rough fight with little care for rules
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ruction probably comes from an old casual word ruck and the familiar ruckus, both used for a 'noisy disturbance'. So a ruction is a loud argument or commotion, which explains its modern meaning.