af·fray /əˈfre/
吵架,騷擾,滋事
Af·fray v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.] [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.
1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]
2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.]
3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. “In the very midst of the affray.”
4. Law The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
Note: ☞ A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.
Syn: -- Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.
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affray
n 1: noisy quarrel [syn: altercation, fracas]
2: a noisy fight [syn: disturbance, fray, ruffle]