Affray
/əˈfreɪ/
EN
A noisy, public fight or disturbance involving multiple people.
The police arrested three men after an affray outside the city center bar.
Etymology
Comes from the Old French word 'effrei', meaning 'fear, terror, disturbance', derived from the verb 'effreer' meaning 'to frighten'. It entered Middle English around the 13th century with the meaning of a public fight.
Translations
简体中文
聚众斗殴,闹事
繁體中文
聚眾鬥毆,鬧事
日本語
乱闘,騒動
한국어
난투,소란
Deutsch
Prügelei,Ruhestörung
Español
riña pública,altercado
Português
briga pública,distúrbio
Français
bagarre,échauffourée
Català
baralla,algarada
Tiếng Việt
cuộc đánh nhau,bạo loạn
Collocations
commit affraypublic affrayarrested for affray
Synonyms
brawlmeleeriotfracasdisturbance
Antonyms
peacecalmorder
Related Words
fightriotviolencedisturbanceassault