AFFRAY

affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle

(noun) a noisy fight

affray, altercation, fracas

(noun) noisy quarrel

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

affray (third-person singular simple present affrays, present participle affraying, simple past and past participle affrayed)

(archaic, transitive) To startle from quiet; to alarm.

(archaic, transitive) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

Noun

affray (countable and uncountable, plural affrays)

The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.

A tumultuous assault or quarrel.

The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.

(obsolete) Terror.

Synonyms

• fray, brawl

• alarm, terror, fright

Source: Wiktionary

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Af*fray", v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.] Etym: [OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace (akin to E. free). Cf. Afraid, Fray, Frith inclosure.] [Archaic]

1. To startle from quiet; to alarm. Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep. Chaucer.

2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away. That voice doth us affray. Shak.

Af*fray", n. Etym: [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t.]

1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]

2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.] Spenser.

3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. "In the very midst of the affray." Motley.

4. (Law)

Definition: The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Blackstone.

Note: A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.

Syn.

– Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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