affray

[ uh-frey ]

/ əˈfreɪ /

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noun

a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl.

Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to frighten.

Origin of affray

1275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French afray (noun), afrayer (v.), Old French esfrei (noun), esfreer (v.) <Vulgar Latin *exfridāre to break the peace, equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + -frid- peace (<Germanic; compare German Friede) + -āre infinitive suffix

SYNONYMS FOR affray

1 row, fracas, altercation, melee.

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Words nearby affray

afford, affordable, Affordable Care Act, afforest, affranchise, affray, affrayer, affreight, affreightment, affricate, affrication

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Example sentences from the Web for affray

The lackey meantime had prepared himself for the affray, and Girard had produced two dueling swords.
Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist|Harlan Page Halsey
In this affray eighteen sailors were stabbed, several dying from their wounds.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century|Charles Morris
Does the falling night hide fiends to fight And phantoms to affray?
Songs from Vagabondia|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey
The Major was thoroughly discouraged with the outcome of the affray, and disgusted with the conduct of his troops on the occasion.
The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins

At Hamburg, an affray occurred between the populace and a party of Austrian troops, in which lives were lost.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for affray

affray

/ (əˈfreɪ) /

noun

law a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place

verb

(tr) archaic to frighten

Word Origin for affray

C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin exfridāre (unattested) to break the peace; compare German Friede peace

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单词	affray
释义	affray [ uh-frey ] / əˈfreɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR affray ON THESAURUS.COM noun a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl. Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place. verb (used with object) Archaic. to frighten. Origin of affray 1275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French afray (noun), afrayer (v.), Old French esfrei (noun), esfreer (v.) <Vulgar Latin *exfridāre to break the peace, equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + -frid- peace (<Germanic; compare German Friede) + -āre infinitive suffix SYNONYMS FOR affray 1 row, fracas, altercation, melee. SEE SYNONYMS FOR affray ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby affray afford, affordable, Affordable Care Act, afforest, affranchise, affray, affrayer, affreight, affreightment, affricate, affrication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for affray The lackey meantime had prepared himself for the affray, and Girard had produced two dueling swords. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist\|Harlan Page Halsey In this affray eighteen sailors were stabbed, several dying from their wounds. Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century\|Charles Morris Does the falling night hide fiends to fight And phantoms to affray? Songs from Vagabondia\|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey The Major was thoroughly discouraged with the outcome of the affray, and disgusted with the conduct of his troops on the occasion. The Indians' Last Fight\|Dennis Collins At Hamburg, an affray occurred between the populace and a party of Austrian troops, in which lives were lost. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851\|Various British Dictionary definitions for affray affray / (əˈfreɪ) / noun law a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place verb (tr) archaic to frighten Word Origin for affray C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin exfridāre (unattested) to break the peace; compare German Friede peace Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to affray disturbance, riot, clash, melee, brawl, ruckus, scuffle, skirmish, assault, altercation, fracas, battle, attack, encounter, quarrel, donnybrook
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affray

noun

verb (used with object)

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noun

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